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Heartland not accurately portrayed in Bloom's piece

The Gazette Opinion Staff

Jan. 3, 2012 11:03 pm

It seems that all of Iowa is experiencing the same sour effects from professor Stephen Bloom's recent essay (in The Atlantic) that Postville felt when he published his book, “A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America.” He missed portraying the hearts of the people in the heartland.

Merle Turner

Postville

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