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America's poorest county: Proud Appalachians ... in region where 40% fall below poverty line
DailyMail ^ | 23 April 2012 | Daily Mail Reporter

Posted on 04/24/2012 6:36:46 AM PDT by Daffynition

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To: Daffynition
I was just reading about Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie the other day and how they used folk music in the western agricultural basin to further communist goals (much like Steinbeck in literature).

Guthrie was introduced to the California area by Will Geer (remember Grandpa Walton?) who was a homosexual communist activist. These early years of folk music tradition set the stage for the mass 60's movement of folk literature. Seeger (a self-admitted communist) was a leader in Greenwich Village in the 60's when Peter, Paul, Mary, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell etc. took off. Amazing how it fits together.

61 posted on 04/24/2012 11:50:41 AM PDT by what's up
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To: cuban leaf

Where are you located? My parents retired to Munfordville and a small mini-farm in the 70’s. Still have family down there.


62 posted on 04/24/2012 12:09:15 PM PDT by KYGrandma (The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home......)
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To: 5thGenTexan

God Bless your wife and her staff!

Do you happen to know where her school district stands with Net Current Expenditures (NCE) per Pupil *(NCEP)*?

The fact that they are They are *in the TOP 2% for Elementary schools for academics in the state.* speaks wonders.

A large urban district I am familiar with up here in CT, has a NCEP of $81,451 ...and must be in the bottom 2% of performance.

Much has been said about blaming teachers for performance up her, of late, when your wife well knows, it’s the value the parents/family place on education.


63 posted on 04/24/2012 1:36:14 PM PDT by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: 5thGenTexan

Sorry that NCEP number should be $18,100.25!!! Oops!


64 posted on 04/24/2012 1:39:45 PM PDT by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: what's up
Thanks LBJ... and notion that social problems can be solved with abundant capital and resources.


65 posted on 04/24/2012 1:49:07 PM PDT by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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