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One Sign at a Time, Pennsylvania Veteran Makes the World a Better Place

One Sign at a Time, Pennsylvania Veteran Makes the World a Better Place
Veteran Ryan Decker spreads a little humor and fun. Salena Zito
Salena Zito
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BEDFORD, Pennsylvania—The first time I saw Ryan Decker a few weeks ago, he was standing on the corner of the Lincoln Highway and South Richard Street holding an oversized homemade sign that read, “BEEF JERKY COSTS TOO MUCH.” I thought to myself, “You know, he’s not wrong.”

Salena Zito
Salena Zito
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Salena Zito has held a long, successful career as a national political reporter. Since 1992, she has interviewed every U.S. president and vice president, as well as top leaders in Washington, including secretaries of state, speakers of the House and U.S. Central Command generals. Her passion, though, is interviewing thousands of people across the country. She reaches the Everyman and Everywoman through the lost art of shoe-leather journalism, having traveled along the back roads of 49 states.
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