thehardestyear

From http://TheHardestYear.com : A cross-country road trip documenting ordinary Americans' experiences during the economic downturn. Jobless and ho...

From http://TheHardestYear.com : A cross-country road trip documenting ordinary Americans' experiences during the economic downturn.

The Walmart p...

From http://TheHardestYear.com : A cross-country road trip telling the stories of ordinary Americans' experiences in the economic downturn.

Bob an...

From http://TheHardestYear.com : a cross-country road trip discovering the stories of ordinary Americans facing difficult times.

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From http://TheHardestYear.com : A cross-country road trip documenting ordinary Americans' struggles during the economic downturn.

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From http://TheHardestYear.com , a cross-country road trip documenting the stories of ordinary Americans facing a year like no other.

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From http://TheHardestYear.com : Losing a job and learning you have cancer would devastate just about anybody - except for Donna Sue Groves. She is...

From http://TheHardestYear.com :

Around Lexington, Missouri they call Tina Bratcher the "Cat Lady." The name makes her laugh, but she comes by it...

From http://TheHardestYear.com : Losing a job and learning you have cancer would devastate just about anybody - except for Donna Sue Groves. She is...

From http://TheHardestYear.com : From time to time we take a break from economic stories to show you some of the other interesting things we see al...

From http://TheHardestYear.com : As the economic turmoil has played out in the lives of ordinary Americans, many face a long, difficult road ahead....

From http://TheHardestYear.com : Growing up on a farm in rural Ohio, Jared Rowley would daydream about city life and one day going to college. It w...

From http://TheHardestYear.com : After graduating from high school in rural Kentucky, Natasha Smith applied to and was accepted by the University o...

From http://thehardestyear.com : Looking for work these days can be a challenge for anyone. In the past year Harlan County, Kentucky has already se...

From http://thehardestyear.com: In rural southeastern Kentucky, the hills have always provided. Timber harvesting employed thousands when it began...

Steve McGranahan the "World's Strongest Redneck" at the 54th Annual Poke Sallet Festival in Harlan, KY

From http://TheHardestYear.com : Mike Watson grew up on a family farm in rural southwestern Virginia. Having made a career at the electric company...

From http://TheHardestYear.com: This still looks like tobacco country. Tractors still slow traffic on the roads. An autumn celebration is still c...

From TheHardestYear.com: Youve heard of the Old Man in the Mountain, the giant stone face that fell off its New Hampshire perch in 2003. But have y...

From TheHardestYear.com: Their stories begin with the loss of a job, an injury or illness, or the simple realization that Social Security retireme...

From TheHardestYear.com:

The area around Martinsville, Virginia once teemed with busy factories churning out raw fabric, underwear and countless...

From TheHardestYear.com: Nelson Automotive is known around Martinsville and in Henry County, VA as the place with those crazy TV commercials whe...

From TheHardestYear.com: In a rural part of southwest Virginia, unique geology creates naturally cross-shaped stones that begat a local legend. On...

When Rick Percival was laid off from his job in Kansas City, he decided to return home to New Zealand by an unusual route: a 2,175 hike from Georgi...