We're weren't rich... but everybody knew my mom, dad, or grandparents! I remember the days when, as a teenager, the governor (republican) would come join us to "play music." He played guitar. He was the last good ks republican I can remember, and lordy, now I can't even remember his name!
But I remember when you could state categorically when you passed from the KS state line into Mo, but just the way the cars reacted to the highways and streets. KS had such good schools, excellent roads, and the county fairs were looked forward to not just for the rides, etc., but to meet up with people you hadn't seen since the last year. Halloweens were spent walking all over the residential area by ourselves, the older kids looking out for the younger ones. I'd get on my bike after getting home from my after school job, and ride all over the city til nightfall. So much has been lost, especially for our kids and the elderly. I look back on it as a time of almost innocence that was ripped away from us by the corporate big wigs and republicans. My great-grandfather, bless his memory, who was American Indian, fought every day of his adult life against "old man" Koch... decades later, I'm protesting against the old man's sons. Everyone who knew him tells me I'm just like him. I guess evil is fought generation by generation. Hopefully one day light and love will win out decidedly.
For me, I just keep wondering what the hell happened to the Age of Aquarius I was so looking forward to?! We're now solidly into that age, and I know there's a transition period during generation changeovers, but geesh! I didn't expect the transition from evil business oligarchs to what is best for all, including and foremost those most vulnerable among us, to last this long! 
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