Rural Americans can take a dim view of outsiders from Washington, D.C., (or even from the state capital) meddling in their communities.
Ronald Reagan summed up the feeling when he was president: “I’ve always felt the nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.’ ”
But rural Americans have come across scarier phrases since then, like “the opioid epidemic.”
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