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On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:49:19 GMT, dfte <steknospam@yahoo.com> wrote:

>no where Karen have I seen negative changes as much as in the NE.

Just read some history. Don't you have a lot of free
time???

It might help you understand how recent "negative changes" that
you are so worried about are nothing compared to living 100-150
years ago before there was even dependable electrical service
for instance. You or I can't even imagine living in that
kind of environment. I mean we freak out when we lose
power in storms. Imagine not having electric power as a way-of-life!
Where if you were lucky all you did have was gas for lighting.

> Many 
>people from midwest talk as if none of this is happening.

Given that I have friends in  Nebraska I can tell you that
their frame of reference is indeed different than our
own but that doesn't mean that they are free from
modern problems like drug addiction. It's just that they
don't smoke crack, they use crystal meth and alcohol.
And the "decent world" you think exists out there is
illusionary.

> I get email from 
>peopole saying people treat others with respect,

I've been there! More than once. That "politeness" is just
PHONEY. They back bite. They're nasty and they cover
it all by parking their butts in church on Sunday
thinking that will fix every 10 Commandment they 
break during the week.
 
> there is little crime

That's partially because there are less people. Steve, there are
less people in the entire state of Nebraska than there
are in the city of Phila.

> and 
>no pollution

You haven't been there, have you? There's plenty of
pollution. It's created by massive agriculture i.e
fertilizers, etc. Pig farms with pools of stinking
pig shit. And coal mining on a scale
that you can barely wrap your mind around.
The coal trains going from Colorado through
the panhandle section of Nebraska are miles
long. 2-3 and more miles long.

> and farming has come back big time.

Sure. If you're Con-Agra!

You are being very romantic about an area that shouldn't
be romantic about.

> There are two entirely 
>different worlds going on.

Go there and then we'll talk about it.
Don't depend on liars you are emailing.