Longtime public servant 'guardedly patriotic' as America turns 250

from All Things Considered · host John Burnett

At age 72, former Houston-area county commissioner Rodney Ellis has seen a lot of both progress and setbacks for America. He's celebrating America's birthday, but has concerns about her future.

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