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The Casualties of America’s Loss of Glassware Manufacturing to China

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The Casualties of America’s Loss of Glassware Manufacturing to China
Glass jars pass along a conveyor belt in a U.S. factory, c. 1950. Herbert/Archive Photos/Getty Images
Salena Zito
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CHARLEROI, Pa.—For 132 years, the sound of the factory air whistle signaling the start of the work day at the plant along Eighth and McKean Avenue in this Washington County borough meant all the things we associate with work: Men and women had jobs, families had food on their table, the societal fabric was strong, churches were full, and the tax base kept the schools vibrant and the community prosperous.

Salena Zito
Salena Zito
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Salena Zito has held a long, successful career as a national political reporter. Since 1992, she has interviewed every U.S. president and vice president, as well as top leaders in Washington, including secretaries of state, speakers of the House and U.S. Central Command generals. Her passion, though, is interviewing thousands of people across the country. She reaches the Everyman and Everywoman through the lost art of shoe-leather journalism, having traveled along the back roads of 49 states.