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The Rise and Fall of a Newcomer to the Plains
Mike and Melissa Washer are conservatives who have an only Jesus can save America sign on their back railing. The washers, the newcomers in a village where families that have lived there 20 years still feel like outsiders, say they're misunderstood. Some fear the washers actions could break the town financially with hearings, lawsuits, and paperwork. They even fear the couple's legal challenge could end up compromising the plains ability to maintain its old world charm.
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