Michael Perry: (author of a wonderful book, Population: 945, about first responders in New Auburn, WI) I hope you are a Conservative. I doubt you are, but I love your book anyway.
Freepers: I just finished this great little piece of non-fiction about life in a small Mid-Western town as a volunteer ambulance/fire department member. It's absolutely one of the best books I've read for a couple years. I recommend it highly!