Another coal miner's daughter passed - my mother's sister Betty. I'm in W. Pennsylvania's former coal and steel country for the funeral and plan on spending some time here thinking about my family roots in a place that long ago was so comforting, so reassuring and so American for two families -- one from Scotland and the other Italy - but now so alien. Besides visiting some of the coal towns, I'm also going to cruise around my dad's family stomping grounds - the steel towns along the Monongalia River. You know, we used to produce and build things in this country.
I'll post some updates and pics on Facebook should you be interested.
That said, I plan on linking to articles and opinion pieces of note as time permits. The Roundup should be back in business NLT Saturday. Thanks.
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All Sympathies,
BUT, what is it like around there?
TYhe Republicans seem intent on writing off the Rust Belt, much like Margaret Thatcher wrote off the Industrial Midlands of the UK; You would think by now we would understand this is NOT a sustainable domestic policy.
GREAT for recruiting though.
I have not even driven through the Industrial Northeast in Twenty Five years. I too remember when we made things, and did not have homeless veterans living on the streets.