How Springfield became America’s everytown

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How Springfield became America’s everytown

Want to understand the United States? Not those out-of-touch coastal cities, but the “real” America? Listen to politicians, journalists and talking heads (from anywhere on the political spectrum) and they’ll say: “Let me tell you about Ohio.” They won’t mention the cities you may know – Cleveland or Columbus, maybe even Cincinnati – but will begin to describe the beat-up, lesser-known corners of Ohio, the places usually safe from any potential p…