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Zinta Aistars speaks with Western Michigan University professor Richard Katrovas about his life in poetry and writing.

Rotterdam native’s album ‘Dialogues on Race’ nominated for Grammy | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 While the national dialogue has been more focused on race in the last year or so, it’s been on musician and Rotterdam native Gregg August’s mind for more than a decade. The jazz bassist released “Dialogues on Race” earlier this year, an album that’s been in the works since 2009. It’s already earned a Grammy Award nomination for best large jazz ensemble album. “I’m not used to getting those types of acknowledgments. So it was pretty cool,” August said. He may not be us...