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| Abandoned tractor trailer in Kroger's parking lot (Morgantown) |
About 9pm, at a Kroger’s on the
outskirts of Morgantown, West Virginia, I contemplated whether I was witnessing
the near future of the American dream. Two young men, emerged from the grocery:
one was intently following the enticing display of his smart phone, the other
was carrying a case of Hamm’s beer and a dozen ice-glazed cookies. No doubt a
Thursday night of fun. A few feet behind them was a middle-age couple, both of
whom looked haggard, with glassy eyes and a slight slouch; looking older than
their actual years perhaps. The appearance of the couple made me wonder: Was
the effect of the opiate epidemic in rural America or is this the long-term
impact of economic deprivation?
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