Condloences on the local politics swamp.
Land of Quayle Lives, I Guess. But doesn't such a patently corrupt group galvanize some recall petitions or at least opposition at next election? That is - the real estate connection to the closing seems almost obv enough for midwesterners to grok w/o any o them agitators from Calif. or other furrin countries.
(I've hung out in Bloomington over a total of maybe 6-7 weeks, is all. But that doesn't count for getting the flavor, despite a couple trips to Indianapolis - B is a Univ. town and so less oppressive generally.)
Other flavour: sitting down at a catfish place enroute to Indianapolis and finding a placemat featuring 'praying hands'. No comment made; when in Rome or Podunk..
Ashton
