Bringing Back Rural America

Thousands of small towns in rural America are being depopulated, or hollowed out. The brightest and most ambitious young people in many communities abandon the heartland for greater challenges and rewards in cities. This is a major policy problem that has largely escaped media and political attention. What are the implications of this exodus? What trends of "smallness" can help counter it? What policies should Washington be pursuing to support small communities? Come join the New America Foundation's Workforce and Family program for a discussion of helping rural America.

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News & Politics

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• Rural
• Cities
• Towns
• Migration
• Policy
• Infrastructure
• Broadband
• Railroads
• Farming
• Agriculture
• Organic
• Environment

[blythecaliforniatv]

RURAL AMERICA - April 12th 2011 Blythe California City Council meeting are posted on the City of Blythe website (192 pages). In them are the "edited" version of ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS and councilmen Contreras, Patel and Galvan's impassioned speeches opposing any tax measures on the November 2011 ballot.Councilmen "ELECTED" Patel¸ Contreras and Galvan spoke at length about how they were against any tax measures. "GREED CORRUPTION MELTDOWN - LIFE IN RURAL AMERICA 2011"

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does anyone know how i can cite this presentation in MLA style?

[WorkingMotherof2]

I grew up in a small town in Upsate New York. I moved to a major city in 1986. I bring my kids back to my home town every year to show them how great small towns are.

Do you know they KEEP police officers in MIDDLE SCHOOLS in major cities??? I didn't grow up that way. I wish my kids didn't have to, and I LONG for the day I can move back to RURAL AMERICA!