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Mike Anderson's avatar

"...if you happened to meet a stranger at an airport and they asked where you are from and you said “California,” their face would change, crow’s feet momentarily banished as they were immediately, primitively flooded with fleeting thoughts of a youth that might have been – is it really like that? "

It still happens. Just replace "California" with "Texas."

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Kelly D Johnston's avatar

Married to native Californian, we visit her tony Santa Clara County town in the San Jose foothills almost every year, often for high school reunions. While much of the state remains beautiful, it is becoming increasinly inhospitable due to high taxes, massive homelessness, constant fire and drought issues (temporarily resolved, it seems, even though much of your recent rains have floated out to sea) and horrific governance. So sad to see. It matters because California's agriculture industry is a vital national asset, and all these factors place it under stress as well.

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