This is a recent post from my blog about Ohio’s 8th Congressional District where I live — and my observations on the State of The Union address.
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Although this site began as a repository for American history stories, over time it essentially became a 'brain dump.' For more than a year, I've used the site to work through my beliefs and opinions in this post-truth era of political illiteracy.
Blue In The Red Zone
- Tea Party Speaker Touts ‘Schools Are Liberal And Evil’ Message In My Conservative, Rural Town
- ‘Appalachia’ By Catte Is A Perfect Antidote For ‘Hillbilly Elegy’
- ‘Evicted’ Describes What It’s Like To Be Poor, Vulnerable
- Heroin(e) Tells Story Of Three Outliers Making A Difference In Opioid Epidemic
- ‘Get A Job’ A Familiar Phrase Of The Politically Lazy
- So A Drop In Farm Land Values Nets 14 Percent Increase In My Property Tax Bill?
- ‘Godfather Of Modern Popular Gay Fiction’ Graduated From My Local, Rural High School
- America’s Political Dysfunction Called A Security Concern
- Is Ohio A Cesspool Of Hate, Fear And Ignorance?
- Posting, Sharing Facebook Memes Not Solving Any Problems
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