{"id":877,"date":"2022-11-09T01:02:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T18:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlstoutlaw.com\/home\/?p=877"},"modified":"2026-02-04T09:14:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T16:14:30","slug":"kent-walz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlstoutlaw.com\/home\/true-believers-and-the-road-to-hell\/2021\/kent-walz\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent Walz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/mlstoutlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Walz.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-264 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlstoutlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Walz.png 320w, https:\/\/mlstoutlaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Walz-300x262.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure><div 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