Tag: rural life
Small Numbers, Great Expectations: A Case for Rural Investment
“Drop dead” wasn’t an acceptable answer to urban decay in the 1970s. And it isn’t the right answer for struggling rural areas today.
8 New Year’s Resolutions (Wishes?) for the Places Where We Live
It’s almost New Year’s Day, and that means it’s time for everyone to write down their resolutions for 2013. I’d like to make resolutions...
Neighbors: Faraway, So Close!
“Why does everyone in the country live out in the middle of nowhere? It’s so inefficient!”
This was the reaction of a friend of ours,...
On Foot and Wheels, in Town and in the Country
Surprise! People in small towns like to walk and ride bicycles nearly as much as people in cities do. That's the word from a report...
Less Pasture, More Concrete in Rural Future?
“From concrete to pasture.”
That's how one might characterize my relocation a couple years ago from Boston to Central Virginia. Boston is a place where...
High speed Internet – Hard to find in rural places
What's it like not having access to high-speed Internet today? For anyone who is aware of high-speed Internet, not having it is essentially to...
At the Crossroads
On a map of the rural county where I live, there are many place names that identify crossroads, significant in that many cars pass...
Bluegrass, Rodeos, and Other Signs of a Living Community
This weekend the small community where I live had its annual heritage fair. This is when people get together to celebrate the traditional arts...