Op-Ed
Cartoon to the editor
Cartoon to the editor: John Barber, Frankfort, on EPA chief Scott Pruitt
Cartoon to the editor: John Barber, Frankfort, on EPA chief Scott Pruitt
“Heartland,” a term coined in 1903, today generally refers to the central part of the United States and includes key electoral battlegrounds—like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ohio—where conservative social and political values hold sway. When we think of “heartland” we imagine “wavin’ wheat can sure smell sweet,” and “amber waves of grain.” In our mind’s eye, America’s heartland is rural, where hardy, outdoors people—chiefly white—grow and build, work and worship.
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