Reporter Who Called Minn. County 'Absolute Worst Place To Live' Is Moving There

First, Christopher Ingraham called the people of Red Lake County, Minn., residents of "the absolute worst place to live in America."

Then the data journalist at The Washington Post called them "thin-skinned."

Now he's going to be calling them something else: Neighbor.

The story of his change of heart — brought to our attention by Bob Collins of Minnesota Public Radio — starts last August, when Ingraham reported on a USDA ranking of the "natural amenities" of every community in the United States.

California and Colorado did great. The Great Lakes region ranked abysmally. And Red Lake County was, well, at the very bottom.

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