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Nora, you won't remember this but for the first 2 years of your life, you and I started every day with a walk around Rainy River (pop.1000), stopping at the post office, the grocery store (one of 2), and the drug store. You were born at the hospital, and got all your checkups and vaccinations at the clinic. We also had a bank, a nice clothing shop, a furniture and hardware store, 7 churches,, laundromat, and hair salon. The stores were staffed by townspeople and going for our walk was life-saving for this young mother. It was a good community.

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draft intro to the 122nd English Canadian edition of the Communist Manifesto ✊🏻♥️

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Lots to think about here. My hometown ("the Onion Capital of Canada") has no grocery store (but the variety store has produce now), bank, or gas station. The gas station and grocery store that were there went out of business (at least in part) due to racism. Hospitals are at least a 40 minute drive.

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