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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.

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

The Detroit River has seen it all—and I’m not talking about industrial waste and sewage. The wisp of water that

I’m not petty—except when I am. Take the Colorado River. On July 26, 2026, relentless Cyber-wandering landed me on a

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

The Detroit River has seen it all—and I’m not talking about industrial waste and sewage. The wisp of water that

I’m not petty—except when I am. Take the Colorado River. On July 26, 2026, relentless Cyber-wandering landed me on a