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I’m a Gen X doctor in the Rust Belt who cut back on medicine to compose our region’s story—our way.

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After years of listening to the coasts tell us what to think about ourselves, I couldn't take it anymore.

So I took matters into my own hands. This is the real Rust Belt.

Nostalgia, they say, comes with rose-colored glasses. But in the case of IKEA, it can also come with nausea—and not

You know The Odyssey—that Christopher Nolan film with Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway. And you know Rochester, NY—that rusty town

Don’t fall for the hype about Spain playing Argentina. (Or, if you’re reading this after July 19, 2026, I hope

Nostalgia, they say, comes with rose-colored glasses. But in the case of IKEA, it can also come with nausea—and not

You know The Odyssey—that Christopher Nolan film with Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway. And you know Rochester, NY—that rusty town

Don’t fall for the hype about Spain playing Argentina. (Or, if you’re reading this after July 19, 2026, I hope