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Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021.
Here are the best quotes we heard from our sources today. (Click through to read the full stories.
Jill Holland, mayor of a rural Tennessee town, on why a company chose not to set up an office there: “They said it looked like an atomic bomb went off, so they just kept walking.”
Anna Huffman, who organized a protest against her high school’s dress code: “Adults aren’t going to be shopping at American Eagle or Forever 21. They don’t know that it’s not even possible to buy a dress that goes to your knees.”
Isabel Solorio, who lives in the San Joaquin Valley: “They call this the golden valley. But where is the gold?”
(Previous quotes from our sources here)
About the Author
Rosa Inocencio Smith is a former assistant editor at The Atlantic.