Alan Pugh is a 29 year old male from Ohio. He was raised in Appalachia and currently lives near Lake Erie in a working class neighborhood. He recently obtained an Associate's Degree in Electrical Engineering and works full time for a national retailer. This blog is his release from the frustration of reading the news and the editorials intend to look at issues from the view of the working class. "Sometimes, analyzing the data isn't necessary. It is entirely possible for the answer to be obvious and right on the surface."