Slums in the cornfields

Maybe it’s due to growing up in New Jersey, but my mind equates the absence of trees with a slum.

I’m just back from the Joliet / Plainfield area – the land beyond the trees – where the ad copy wants me to see new home subdivisions nestling, abounding and burgeoning.

My mind saw slums. Slums with 3-car garages, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. But still, slums.

You could plant a decent-sized tree for the cost of a granite countertop. How come no one does?

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