-Isms: Views on life in rural America

History buff LuAnn is geeking out this week, racing to beat the clock to New Year’s Eve, when AMC-produced “Hell on Wheels” will be withdrawn from the Netflix repertoire.

I’d seen advertisements for the western history series but hadn’t committed to view it, until my father-in-law made the suggestion.

Scott and I have binge-watched four seasons and have 12 episodes to complete by Thursday.

Hopefully, we’re on track.

Even though my kids tell me I am older than dirt, I do not remember studying, in depth, the development of the transcontinental railroad, specifically, the race to complete the Uni...