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It's the little stories from the heartland that define our nation, but you don't know about them unless you get on the Internet and prowl the Web sites of community newspapers. If your awareness of the world around you comes only from the big city papers and the TV news channel you didn't know, for instance, that Hilmer Boo finally got his diploma from the Chesterton, Indiana, high school 66 years after he abandoned the class of 1941 to fight in World War II. I learned this from an article in the Chesterton Tribune which made it sound like Hilmer accepted the long-delayed honor with a great deal more nonchalance than his fellow townsmen. He said it was “nice” getting the diploma, then went on to downplay its value, pointing out that lack of the diploma had never held him back careerwise. I can't help thinking that Hilmer's surname must have been more of an impediment to him than his failure to finish high school. I can imagine this sort of dialogue between Hilmer...
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