A Salute to America - Portland Mercury

AMERICA: WHY I LOVE HER
by Wm. Steven Humphrey
GERMANS: SIE SIND BESSER
by Mykle Hansen
VIETNAM: IT'S CRAZY, BUT IT JUST MIGHT WORK
by Ben Jacklet
ITALY: WHY DON'T WE LIVE THERE?
by Monica Drake
FIJI: THIN, NOT FAT
by Chelsea Cain
TANZANIA: BETTER THAN HERE
by Frank Bures
CANADA: WHAT BIGFOOT TAUGHT ME ABOUT AMERICA'S CORRUPTION!
by Kevin Sampsell

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