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Surprises Lurk Beneath Humble Exteriors

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Surprises Lurk Beneath Humble Exteriors
Fall foliage is seen in this Oct. 21, 2006 photo in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Karen Bleier/AFP via Getty Images
Salena Zito
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BEDFORD, Pa.—On most days after work, Brandon Borischak can be found doing one of two things: tinkering with car engines or just cars in general, conceding that he is that guy whose house you will breeze by on a country road and wonder why he “has a few of them” on his property.

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.