Results tagged “South Carolina”

09/28/09 11:15 AM

Day 108: Eureka, CA

In Pursuit of Greenbacks in California's Emerald Triangle

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A friend in San Francisco had advised I would see real live hippies hitchhiking north on US-101 through redwood country this time of year--migrant agricultural workers of a peculiar variety. Of all those drawn to northern California's "Emerald Triangle" for the fall harvest of marijuana, the aged man I met in Eureka likely traveled the farthest, having just arrived on a Greyhound from South Carolina, fleeing depressed economic and mental states in pursuit of new opportunities in the cannabis trade.

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06/26/09 10:30 AM

Day 16: Columbia, SC

On Sex and the Economy

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Columbia, SC: The news vans lined up outside the South Carolina State House on Thursday, along with a bright pink Chevy Suburban advertising The Cheat Book, which advertises itself as "The Ultimate Guide on How to Cheat on Your Woman." I doubt it has a sections on how not to formulate a patently dumb cover story or use a publicly-funded trip to visit your mistress if you're the chief executive of a state, but maybe that will come in the 2nd edition.

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06/25/09 12:45 PM

Day 15: Great Falls, SC

'Don't Need a Fortune as Long as You Got Family'

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The Flopeye Cafe in Great Falls, South Carolina has at least a dozen forms of fried on its menu. I order two: breaded squash with tater tots.  The server chuckles as I bemoan my lack of restraint. Laughter comes easy for Rebecca Polston, as do the tears after she sits down to talk to me.

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