By Gordon Ammon
Community Columnist
WILLIAMS BAY — It was 1934, the second year of FDR’s presidency. The midterm elections were fast approaching, with the famous “100 days” long since passed and the Great Depression in its fifth year.
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Ammon, a longtime lakes area resident, has written a book entitled “State of the Union: Observations on American Life.”
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