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https://downhomenc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_20170706_132208200-e1516302761466.jpg1023576From Down Home’s 2021 Annual Report. Admittedly, the conversation starts off a little choppy. After all, a stranger has called out of the blue. After a few pleasantries, the stranger starts asking about how involved the government should be in the economic recovery. Should the government be doing more for working people? For jobs? For... Read more »