Small towns may be reviving amid policy gaps and growth spikes
A panel of demographic experts argues the dying town myth is exaggerated. In the South especially, very small towns show growth when led by local efforts, yet nationwide policy remains scattered with few coordinated goals. Lack of jobs, water, sewers and leadership hinder growth in many rural areas.
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South
Oak Ridge, Tenn
America
Galesville
Wis
Calvin L. Beale
Department of Agriculture
Beale
Effort
Iowa
Boston
Washington, D.C
Taeuber
Story
Ind
Tazewell
New Tazewell
Claiborne County
Tenn
Plains States
Cozad
Neb
Wholesale food prices fall while some indices rise in October
UPI reports the Labor Department's BLS notes a 3.9 percent drop in wholesale prices for farm products and processed foods in October, the second straight monthly decline, though an 17.6 percent spike in August remains unoffset. Industrial commodities rose 1.2 percent driven by higher fuel costs, including a 7.12 percent jump in refined petroleum products.
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UPI
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The
BLS
Washington Post publisher wins Colby Lovejoy award
Katharine Graham publisher of the Washington Post received Colby College's 1973 Elijah Parish Lovejoy award for contributions to journalism. She will receive the award and address a convocation on March 20. The award honors the 19th century martyr Elijah Parish Lovejoy. Graham helped uncover Watergate matter through investigative reporting and has led the Post since 1963, serving as president, then chair and chief executive officer.
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Maine
UPI
Katharine Gaham
Washington Post
Colby College
Elijah Parish Lovejoy
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Lovejoy
Alton, Ill
The
San Francisco News
Post
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New York Hilton
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