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Peregrine Took

(7,582 posts) Sun Jun 23, 2013, 08:49 PM Jun 2013

Would a real lefty feel comfortable living in Galena today? [View all]

I know a lot of hippies moved there after the 60's but what is life like there now? I have heard it's a mainly rethug area - at least in the town proper.

How about out in the Territory - also a "red" zone?

Thanks.

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Would a real lefty feel comfortable living in Galena today? [View all] Peregrine Took Jun 2013 OP

dunno about the territories, but mopinko Jun 2013 #1

Very interesting. Peregrine Took Jun 2013 #2

i wouldn't know. i gave it up. mopinko Jun 2013 #3

I just began dabbling in art. Fun but no $$. Peregrine Took Jun 2013 #4

just a little plot in rogers park. mopinko Jun 2013 #5

They no longer have a county Democratic central committee... murielm99 Jun 2013 #6

there`s a lot of farmers who are hard asses madrchsod Jun 2013 #7

ever been to this place? mopinko Jun 2013 #8