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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.

There are two responses to why the World Cup gave the Great Lakes the shaft. First, it didn’t. And second,

Soccer and the US—what can I say? It’s complicated. It’s the sport for everyone, except here, where it’s for wealthy

I know the truth. You don’t listen to me when it comes to finding the world’s most beautiful cities. How

There are two responses to why the World Cup gave the Great Lakes the shaft. First, it didn’t. And second,

Soccer and the US—what can I say? It’s complicated. It’s the sport for everyone, except here, where it’s for wealthy

I know the truth. You don’t listen to me when it comes to finding the world’s most beautiful cities. How