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Dee Davis

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Never used impact as a verb. Sees no evidence DeTocqueville ever existed and much to refute it. Thinks rural is the next cool place. Hopes things work out.

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“…and I said, let grief be a falling leaf at the dawning of the day.” Raglan Road - Van Morrison & Chieftains youtu.be/Dobte0rRKUA?si… via @YouTube


Republication of Daily Yonder report: Trump improved margins in rural Pa. but collapse of urban Democratic vote gave him the win • Pennsylvania Capital-Star penncapital-star.com/election-2024/…


And every evening at sun-down I ask a blessing on the town, For whether we last the night or no I'm sure is always touch-and-go. — Dylan Thomas


You cannot watch a baseball game without a barrage of ads for online betting and three-player parlays. Gambling fuels the enterprise. But MLB kept Pete Rose out of the Hall of Fame for betting on the Reds. Virtue.

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Windshield wipers slappin' time, Holdin' Bobby's hand in mine, We sang every song that driver knew Kris Kristofferson did something with his time and talent. He cut a swath.


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If a town like Big Sandy loses its hospital or its bank or its public school, the entire community could crumble. Montanans deserve a senator who will fight for rural America. That isn’t my opponent.


Hey, mister. That’s me on the juke box. ‘Hillbilly Elegy' Revisited: Breathitt County, J.D. and Me citybeat.com/news/hillbilly…


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Breathitt County, J.D. and me. You hear a lot of stories about Kentucky’s ‘Bloody Breathitt.’ Read this to hear more. By @iAmFlyRock via @dailyyonder kentuckylantern.com/2024/09/02/bre…


The tomato sandwich. Why we have summer.

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"When I was growing up in East Kentucky, people here did not like being identified as hillbillies. A lot of my boomer generation disguised their accents, shunned their family’s country ways, and looked to get out of the mountains as soon as a path cleared."dailyyonder.com/commentary-bre…


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What’s the matter with JD Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy (and with JD Vance)? Read this piece from @dailyyonder’s Dee Davis: dailyyonder.com/commentary-bre…


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Betty Jean Hall, a lawyer and @bereacollege alum, founded the Coal Employment Project, which successfully sued the coal industry to stop hiring discrimination against women. By James Branscome via @DailyYonder kentuckylantern.com/2024/08/19/ber…


My interview on Wyoming Public Radio: “Everybody’s needed”: How the motivations of rural voters is rooted in a loss of community wyomingpublicmedia.org/open-spaces/20…


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Part of the appeal of Tim Walz on the Democratic ticket is the perception that he has successfully communicated with rural voters. Here’s a roundup of punditry and comments. dailyyonder.com/around-the-web…


The oak tree dropped a widow maker last night. The key to timing is comedy.

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Absalom,

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