“Growing up in a very rural and remote area in Colorado's San Luis Valley - one of the poorest counties in the United States - essentially created the framework of values from which I operate. I stand up for the little guy. I fight discrimination at all levels. I fight for an inclusive America.” LittlesStatesAmericaGuyValuesFightingLevelsUnitedUnited StatesGrowing UpGrowingAreasDiscriminationValleysFrameworkCountyPoorestColorado Author:Ken Salazar
“My two primary areas of focus have been open-space conservation and education, and I expect those to remain my priorities in the future. The Irvine open space and parklands provide serenity and balance to our unique Orange County lifestyle.” Has BeensTwoSpaceFocusBalanceUniqueAreasPrioritiesLifestylePrimariesSerenityConservationOrangeCountyOpen SpacesOrange County Author:Donald Bren
“The Good Quality Snob, or wearer of muted tweeds, cut almost exactly the same from year to year, often with a hat of the same material, [is] native to the Boston North Shore, the Chicago North Shore, the North Shore of Long Island, to Westchester County, the Philadelphia Main Line and the Peninsula area of San Francisco.” YearsLongArtLinesQualityCuttingMaterialsAreasIslandsNativeHatsShoreChicagoBostonSan FranciscoCountyPhiladelphiaSnobGood QualityLong IslandPeninsulasTweed Author:Russell Lynes
“The counties with the highest per capita income aren't near New York City or Los Angeles - they're in the Washington, D.C. area - a one-company town where the company is the government. The three counties with the highest incomes in the entire country are all suburbs of Washington. Eleven of the 25 counties with the highest incomes are near Washington.” CountryGovernmentThreeCitiesCompanyNew YorkHighestAreasTownsIncomeLos AngelesNew York CityElevenCountySuburbs Author:Ann Coulter
“I grew up in an area of a lot of growth, in Orange County, California, and spent most of my youth on the beach. I had witnessed the degradation of our Back Bay and the increased number of closed beach days over the years.” YearsGrowthNumbersYouthGrewGrew UpAreasBeachCaliforniaOrangeCountyDegradationOrange County Author:Aaron Peirsol
“I grew up in Orange County, California, all over the beaches of San Clemente and that area.” GrewGrew UpAreasBeachCaliforniaOrangeCountyOrange County Author:Donavon Frankenreiter