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Seeing America from the Ground

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July 12, 2021

Our cultural narrative-makers are so disconnected from most places that it would astound them if they took the time to get on the road and ask Americans how they feel about the issues of the day.

The American General Store Is a Symbol of Enterprise and Exceptionalism

By Salena Zito

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July 6, 2021

How one Pennsylvania family kept their small business up with the times while remaining true to their small-town roots.

Now More Than Ever, Twitter Isn’t Real Life

By Salena Zito

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June 28, 2021

Twitter is not very representative of America. Heck, it isn't even representative of Democrats.

Where’s the Beef? Thanks to Russian Hackers, It’s Ever Closer to Home

By Salena Zito

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June 15, 2021

For the American meat industry, Russian malfeasance may have nudged forward a gradual change in how people think about their dependence on larger corporations for necessities such as meat.

There Are Deep Roots in These Mountains

By Salena Zito

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June 7, 2021

Appalachia is complicated. On one hand, God, country, family, and work are the ethos of the people. On the other, the very locality of the land they love contributes to the disease of despair.

This Small Town’s Sense of Community Is No Accident

By Salena Zito

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May 24, 2021

Hot Springs is filled with stories about aspiration, respect, and hope, told by people with genuine diversity of color, roots, and background who call this place home.

Pennsylvania Town Saved By Fracking Fears Biden Will Kill Its Prosperity

By Salena Zito

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May 17, 2021

Thirty years ago, Western Pennsylvania was an economic wasteland. The oil and gas industry brought renewed prosperity. Now environmentalists in Washington, D.C. threaten to take it all away.

In the Face of Democrats’ Opposition, U.S. Steel Cancels a Billion-Dollar Investment

By Salena Zito

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May 10, 2021

Plagued with bureaucratic and environmental obstacles, the manufacturing giant shelves a project that would have created over 1,000 jobs.

Coal Workers Union Doesn’t Always Represent Coal Worker Values

By Salena Zito

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May 3, 2021

Once a dominant force that represented virtually everyone working in the entire industry, the UMWA membership today is the smallest portion of the mining workforce.

Ancient and Lonely Urban Monuments Evoke Today’s Political Division

By Salena Zito

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April 26, 2021

No matter where you live in this country, hundreds of neighborhoods, farms, and communities have been erased, often without a trace, in the name of progress that tends to benefit the elite class.

Trump Didn’t Form a Populist Coalition; He Was the Result of One

By Salena Zito

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April 19, 2021

These voters did not succumb to the pressures of 2020 woke-ism. They are unlikely to bend in less than two years.

The Day Lake Conemaugh Destroyed Johnstown

By Salena Zito

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April 12, 2021

It is hard to write any words that do justice to what was lost on that day in May 1889.

Union’s Support of Biden Does Little To Save Members’ Jobs in Pennsylvania

By Salena Zito

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April 7, 2021

Locals are not totally without hope. Some interested buyers have toured the plant, but that's all the workers know. In the meantime, they are facing the one thing they fear the most: silence.

Chris Frye Is Helping Stage New Castle’s Comeback

By Salena Zito

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March 29, 2021

As more people work from home and look for places to relocate outside of larger cities, destinations such as New Castle are becoming attractive.

Ignoring Even One Shattered Norm Endangers the Civilian-Military Relationship

By Salena Zito

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March 22, 2021

The public is now concerned that its free speech, which the cultural curators have already marginalized in Big Tech, big business, and big institutions, is now under the scrutiny of our military.

The Culture Curators Want To Think For You

By Salena Zito

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March 15, 2021

It isn't cancel culture. It is a cultural dictatorship because the suppression of dissenting speech is an instrument that only the most brutal dictators have used throughout civilization.

Nothing Says ‘America Is Back’ Like Taking Jobs Away

By Salena Zito

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March 8, 2021

With the Biden Administration’s decision to cancel Keystone XL, it is estimated that the state of Montana alone will lose approximately $58 million in annual tax revenue.

As an Industry Faces Destruction, It Grows a Voting Coalition

By Salena Zito

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March 2, 2021

This blue-collar populist coalition will grow—despite the press incorrectly believing one person caused it and having the audacity to think they have the power to dismantle it.

These Girls Are Hurt by Transgender Competition

By Salena Zito

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February 22, 2021

To state the obvious, biological males have distinct advantages over biological females. A Title IX lawsuit aims to vindicate that previously uncontroversial position in court.

Homeless But Dying With Dignity

By Salena Zito

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February 15, 2021

We may never know how dark Henry McCain's life was, or whether he saw a purpose. Yet his journey touched the lives of all who met him, particularly those at the Union Rescue Mission.