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Whiskey Resurgence in the Heart of the Rebellion

Whiskey Resurgence in the Heart of the Rebellion
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Salena Zito
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LATROBE, Pa.—The making of whiskey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, has often been fraught with a fair amount of drama. Whether it was trying to make it or trying to drink it, the government has sought to tax and sometimes even ban the activity.

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.