The elusive, mysterious, unknowable Midwest captivates the imagination of NYT columnist http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/11/opinion/egan-how-to-heal-the-heartland.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytopinion&_r=1 …
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Replying to @mollyknefel
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@mollyknefel Let's be real. We're both from the Midwest, but do either of us know WTF happens in Kansas or North Dakota?1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @MeredithLClark
@MeredithLClark Fair 'nuf, although I feel like western Iowa has given me a slight sense of Great Plains Realness1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @mollyknefel
@mollyknefel@MeredithLClark well the other problem with midwest exoticism is that "the Midwest" is huge and not actually homogeneous5 replies 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @pareene
@pareene@MeredithLClark right! I didn't even realize that Oklahoma was considered the Midwest until a few months ago!2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @mollyknefel
@mollyknefel Also, it's frankly dumb to talk abt depopulated MI while talking Ogallala aquifer. MI has our own H20@pareene@MeredithLClark1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel@mollyknefel@pareene@MeredithLClark A piece I'd read: Which has more end-times prepper colonies, Great Lakes or Great Plains?2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@mariyastrauss@emptywheel@mollyknefel@pareene That'd be a hell of a reality TV competition show. "Who prepped it better?"1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
@MeredithLClark Think you need to open it to competition from Mountain West. Maybe ID wins? @mariyastrauss @mollyknefel @pareene
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