As I mentioned in my last diary entry, I've been busy lately campaigning for a local school bond issue. One of my self-appointed tasks has been to argue the case for school construction, whenever it comes up on local websites.
Of all the arguments raised against modernizing our schools, my favorite is the ever popular "dirt floors were good enough for Abraham Lincoln."
Did you just spit coffee through your nose?
Believe it or not, this comes up fairly often. In an effort to grapple seriously with this statement, I thought I'd share a few facts about life in America, in the days of Lincoln's childhood.
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