Chapter One of the Divine Rural Comedy sets the tone for the conversation we’re all having on the national and local stages regarding our elections. Specifically, we begin to explore how elections become a reality in rural Illinois within each county. I begin highlighting some characters in a local county I know well.
Moultrie County Clerk Georgia England, with 21 years on the job, quit suddenly in mid-July. She was the last countywide elected Democratic official in Moultrie County. I highlight some of the consequences of my three-month exploration and research into this contentious exodus from public office.
Hear the entire episode of Clerks: The Divine Rural Comedy or the second installment, Commingling in Purgatory Park.
