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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.

Dear Tennessee: I know what it’s like to be misunderstood. I am from the Rust Belt, after all. But

There’s always a Rochester connection. I learned this the hard way, as I involuntarily lost my summer to Marvel. I

The biggest lie about the Great Lakes, it should be noted, is most commonly heard around election time. But listen

Dear Tennessee: I know what it’s like to be misunderstood. I am from the Rust Belt, after all. But

There’s always a Rochester connection. I learned this the hard way, as I involuntarily lost my summer to Marvel. I

The biggest lie about the Great Lakes, it should be noted, is most commonly heard around election time. But listen