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To the Ironweed

To the Ironweed Nancy Sather Appalachian Heritage, Volume 23, Number 3, Summer 1995, p. 13 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.1995.0007 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/436610/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 21:05 GMT from JHU Libraries cultural diversity and global integration. Above all, they are communi- ties of hope, where rural life and rural people are not an anachronism but a blessing." The dialogue of citizens within the context of a government agency is the very heart of the democratic process. John Whisman's dream was big enough for that to happen. Bert Combs was my dad. He was a man who could make things happen by translating complex ideas into layman's language. He and John Whisman formed a team which gave birth to the ARC. We can learn from their example the possibilities of talking, dreaming, and working together. The task is not complete. As far as we have come, we have a long way to go in solving the problems of both our region and our nation. If I could speak in Congress, I would say let us redouble our efforts through the Appalachian Regional Commission rather than abandon the dream of John http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Appalachian Review University of North Carolina Press

To the Ironweed

Sather, Nancy.
Appalachian Review , Volume 23 (3) – Jan 8, 2014
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Nancy Sather Appalachian Heritage, Volume 23, Number 3, Summer 1995, p. 13 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.1995.0007 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/436610/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 21:05 GMT from JHU Libraries cultural diversity and global integration. Above all, they are communi- ties of hope, where rural life and rural people are not an anachronism but a blessing." The dialogue of citizens within the context of a government agency is the very heart of the democratic process. John Whisman's dream was big enough for that to happen. Bert Combs was my dad. He was a man who could make things happen by translating complex ideas into layman's language. He and John Whisman formed a team which gave birth to the ARC. We can learn from their example the possibilities of talking, dreaming, and working together. The task is not complete. As far as we have come, we have a long way to go in solving the problems of both our region and our nation. If I could speak in Congress, I would say let us redouble our efforts through the Appalachian Regional Commission rather than abandon the dream of John

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