A Legend In His Own Minefield

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Johnny Census Kicks It in the Head

Johnny Census Kicks It in the Head

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John Mendelssohn
May 21, 2010
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Quitting my temporary job as a Census Bureau enumerator was a great deal more complicated than I’d expected. I’d imagined I’d just meet with my crew leader at the Main Street coffeehouse that she’d made her unofficial headquarters, hand over my badge, gun, bulletproof vest, walkie-talkie, and forms, manfully mumble, “We’ll meet again, kid…somewhere, som…

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