A Throwaway Line Led 'Washington Post' Reporter To Call Rural Midwest His New Home
Christopher Ingraham, a data reporter at The Washington Post, found unexpected joy when he moved his family to the county he once called "the absolute worst place to live in America."
In 2015, Christopher Ingraham wrote a story for The Washington Post that changed his life.
As a data reporter for the paper, the story's topic — the USDA's "natural amenities index," which measures U.S. counties based on things like climate and topography – came with the territory. But it's what he calls a "throwaway line" he wrote that set him and his family on their new pathce" in the Midwest.
