Jagged edge takes its title from f. Scott fitzgerald who is the author probably most famously of the great gatsby and if you remember your gatsby from back in high school or college you will remember nick carowinds is from minnesota. He went off to war and this would have been world war i and when he came back he decided that he thought it would be sort of dull to move back to minnesota which he saw as the ragged edge of the universe and he decided to move to new york and he got nixed up and arrained 20s on long island with gatsby and all that cast of characters from his book. In the end when he sees what happens to many of these characters he begins to see the ultimate west where he came from as the warm center of the world and so that contrast is what i tried to draw out in my new book book, warm center to jagged edge. In the decades after the civil war the midwest was seen by many commentators as the pacesetter region, the place that is the most active the place where there were som
Happening now in the newsroom, breaking news overnight, the pope stepping down at the end of the month. This hasnt happened in nearly 600 years. The popes last tweet even more telling this morning. We must trust in the mighty power of gods mercy. We are all sinners, but his grace transforms us and makes us new. Just ahead, benedicts health, his replacement, and whats next for the Catholic Church. Newsroom starts now. Good morning. Thank you so much for joining me. Im carol costello. We begin with a bombshell greeting 1 billion catholics around the world. Their spiritual leader, Pope Benedict xvi stepping down at the end of the month. Were bringing you all the angles of this developing story. Joining me now for this hours special coverage, chris cuomo, hes in new york. Good morning, carol. Great to joining here. Shocking news because this simply hasnt been done. Its been almost 600 years since a pope resigned. It was gregory xii. It was to end the civil war. The question becomes why is
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