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Leslie Smith

Leslie Smith is a student at the University of Kentucky.

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How I broke away from the endless cycle of poverty, meth and jail in rural Kentucky

Avatar photo by Leslie Smith June 16, 2016February 9, 2022

Since way back when I was a little girl, back when I was just starting kindergarten and my hair was still the color of the corn silk in my grandma’s garden, my momma would tell me that I needed to always do my very best in school so I could grow up and get out […]

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