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Tip any cows lately?

I grew up in Manhattan which is home to some of the most sophisticated–and skeptical–people, in the arts, finances, and media. It’s also home to an encyclopedic range of urban legends. I think the first one I ever heard–and...

An “adult conversation” about farm politics

The farm bill extension slipped into the fiscal deal lends evidence to a growing perception: that political power is eroding in rural America. Politico’s David Rogers called it a “wake-up call”for farmers and rural folks: As...

Country meets city

When I packed up a U-Haul truck and moved from Broadway in NYC to my newly-purchased farm in Old DeKalb near the Canadian border, I left an apartment building in which I barely knew the faces of other tenants and was friends with none of them....

The rise of Homo urbanus

Scientists these days are speaking more and more comfortably about the rise of a new geologic age known as the “anthropocene” — that is, the age of humans. Our world is increasingly shaped by our activities, from the way we spread...

Rural America is beating Barack Obama

The Wall Street Journal has a new poll out this morning that shows the devastating power of small towns for Democrats. Barack Obama is beating John McCain in cities and suburbs — by margins of 7-8%. But in rural America, McCain leads by a...

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Franklin County Becomes Empire Zone

by Jody Tosti

Jul 08, 2002 — Frankin County was one of the last counties in the state to be designated an Empire Zone. The new zone covers more than 1200 acres and offers tax breaks and other incentives to incoing or expanding businesses. Marth Foley reports. Go to full article

Ephemeral Wetlands

by The Environment Report

Mar 27, 2002 — Biologists are becoming concerned about the disappearance of a habitat for wildlife that can be found in rural areas, in sprawling suburbs, and even in cities. The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to get city planners, farmers, and developers to stop draining small marshy areas that biologists call ephemeral wetlands. The EPA says in the rush to save big areas of wetlands these small temporary wet spots have been overlooked at the expense of some unique wildlife. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Lester Graham has more. Go to full article

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