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Christine Spolar
Christine Spolar is a journalist based in London. She was formerly the investigations editor at
The Financial Times.
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The Garden Trolls of Western Pennsylvania
In my home state, one man’s plan to encourage voting didn’t go the way he expected.
Christine Spolar
October 28, 2020