I didn't want to study, explain or convert them. These are my fellow Americans, not some distant tribe. A conservative friend said it would do me good to get out into "the real America" and see what "real Americans" believe. Some wanted me to explain the ways of those strange people. When I said I'd be exploring small towns off the beaten path, some liberal friends acted like I was on a dangerous mission to some faraway country. I hit the road just as Donald Trump was moving into the White House, a moment of national disunity we're still living in. With all eyes on Washington, Rick reports from real places too often reduced to primary colors on an election map. Rick Holmes, an award-winning journalist and longtime GateHouse Media columnist, is on the road in search of the ties that bind Americans - and the forces that pull them apart. A conservative friend said it would do me good to get out into “the real America” and see what “real Americans” believe. When I said I’d be exploring small towns off the beaten path, some liberal friends acted like I was on a dangerous mission to some faraway country. The cemetery in Terlingua, Texas, which calls itself a ghost town.
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