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I Learned Hallmark Movies Were Right About Small Town America

A year into the Covid-19 pandemic, I was on a news assignment to cover the brewing frustration over lockdowns in rural California.

By Mica Soellner3 min read
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I headed to Redding, roughly an hour flight from San Francisco, as my base to explore a region of the state vastly different from the liberal, urban bastion that makes up most of the Golden State.