On the recordJuly 12, 2009
There are no farmers in my family. I am not from Iowa. My family, since arriving from Eastern European shuttles around the year 1900, has been city dwellers and occasionally suburban dwellers.
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Polis shares his background to highlight his perspective on agricultural issues.
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