![]() ![]() So, what do the events of Steubenville, Ohio mean for our country? It means what happened in Steubenville not only could happen anywhere. Meaning, what happens within our state lines can be an indication of what the rest of the nation is doing. We are the political battle state that rests with the burden of revealing the civic psyche of the most powerful nation in the free world. Our breath is often staked as the wind in which the direction of the nation will go. In other words: what makes us special is our perfect average-ness. ![]() There’s support for and against gay marriage, reproductive rights, and every social issue you can battle. Our medium sized cities are connected by the rural roads lay flat for both the Amish buggy and eighteen wheel semi-trucks transporting goods in every direction. ![]() We boast an almost even distribution among liberal, conservative, and swing opinion. Ohio, famous for being the mirror of the United States, reflects the healthy tension of the American populous. In presidential election years, the inner grin shows its teeth when I hear the famous phrase, “As goes Ohio, so goes the nation.” Over the past several months however, as a writer living in the Buckeye state, I have found this saying applicable as we continue to survey the damage in the aftermath of the Steubenville rape case. ![]()
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