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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.

Being a nephrologist, I reminded myself, was my choice. It’s just that, as I looked into her eyes, I couldn’t

Who would come to a random blog by a part-time doctor about the Rust Belt for an NFL preview? No

Where others see an apocalypse, I prefer to look for logic. And that which drives Trump 2.0, as chaotic as

Being a nephrologist, I reminded myself, was my choice. It’s just that, as I looked into her eyes, I couldn’t

Who would come to a random blog by a part-time doctor about the Rust Belt for an NFL preview? No

Where others see an apocalypse, I prefer to look for logic. And that which drives Trump 2.0, as chaotic as