My twin brother was an international aid worker for the Red Cross. Some might remember him as the American who was kidnapped in Somalia after the Black Hawk Down incident. He was the one who introduced me to the Guardian.
Except for some overseas tours in the US marines, I’ve spent my life in Colorado. I earned my civil engineering degree by working my way through college as a carpenter in the 1980s. I either had a book or a hammer in my hand. Now I work in public infrastructure: water and treatment, pipeline and highway work.
I read the Guardian because even before US newspapers became the pathetic rags they are now, they were highly selective of what they printed. Many times I have learned more about my country from your publication than from a national source. It is also important for me to know what is occurring around the globe. No publication does it as comprehensively as you folks.
So keep up the good effort and I’ll keep subscribing. Truth seems to be noticeably absent in my country so apparently I have to import it from the UK.
