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Levi's: Made in Lesotho. But You Knew That, Right?
Lesotho.
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Kansas: There's no place like home...
--Guest Blog Post By Suzanne Parsons
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Our Cheap Clothing: Trick or Treat?
I know.
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Kentucky: Pop Tarts and Post-it Notes. Baseball Bats and Disco Balls. But wait, there's more...
...the whole blue valley spread out before us, and the monastery and all the barns and gardens standing amid the trees below us under a big blue sweep…
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Where'd you go, CAMJ? Five signs it's time to restart China Ate My Jeans.
First sign: The pile staring up at me in my writing room.
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Iowa: If you build it, workers will come.
John Kinsella: Is this heaven?
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On My Soupbox
And for the season it was winter, and they that know the winters of that country know them to be sharp and violent, and subject to cruel and fierce…
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Simple Sorrows, Simple Joys
Autumn returned like an old friend.
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Breaking News: China Imports Hurt U.S. Ya Think?
For years, economists have told Americans worried that cheap Chinese imports will kill jobs that the benefits of trade with China far outweigh its…
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50 in 50: Indiana: Popcorn and Movies from America's Heartland
Couldn't resist sharing Jim Gaffigan's humorous take on Indiana (above).
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ABC World News with Diane Sawyer "Made in America" Challenge
On February 28th, ABC World News with Diane Sawyer launched its "Made in America" challenge.
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Friends Don't Let Friends Buy Imports
The number of Americans living below the poverty line rose to a record 46 million last year, the government said on Tuesday...
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