The unspoken truth about that tiny old town is that the poverty rate is horrendous. I remember that on three occasions I had to ride the school bus on the way home for whatever reasons? Anyway, when you live in the boonies and there are only about 3 houses per any square mile, the bus goes far and wide. The bus that I rode went from the most run down neighborhood……then across the county to our neighborhood “Snob Hill” is what all the kids called it. Anyway, in the rundown neighborhood, there were houses where people didn’t have a roof on their home, some were missing windows, most didn’t even have a front door. I doubt they had running water or electricity because the kids smelled horrible and their clothing was filthy.

The sad thing is that today, I doubt it’s much better because nobody cares for for the uneducated poor. America sends out tons of money for kids in Somolia, and various other countries………gives money for various illnesses, but those poor kids, those poor families……