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By Jefferson Sinclair

Growth and Development | Travel/Recreation
Passenger Trains Aren't Just for Cities
09/25/2012

lynchburg trainCan a passenger train succeed -- and turn a profit -- in a region with low-population density? Lynchburg. Virginia, is a test case and passing with flying colors.

Growth and Development | Health | Main Street Economics
VFDs — Small Budget, Big Pride
08/02/2012

Rural fire departments are largely volunteer. They don't have as much money, equipment or training, and sometimes the roads are bad. But what they have in abundance is pride in their communities.

Politics and Government
Speak Your Piece: Clicktivism
07/31/2012

Activism that only calls on you to turn on your computer and mouse over to the "like" button has been called "clicktivism." It's a way to make you feel like you've done something when you haven't done a thing.

Cool Places | Travel/Recreation
A Steam Dream Come True
07/12/2012

jeff train chugThe steam trains roll again. And fanatic Jefferson Sinclair is on board, rolling from Winston-Salem through the beautiful Blue Ridge to Roanoke, Virginia.

Growth and Development
Do Rural Highways Lead to Prosperity?
06/21/2012

appalachian development highway systemAn ambitious highway system through Appalachia hasn't lifted most of the region from economic distress. Have we hoped -- and invested -- too much in better roads?

Racing for 2012
Obama Administration Lists Rural Successes
06/07/2012

Maybe sometime during the upcoming campaign both the Romney and Obama campaigns will release comprehensive rural platforms. In the meantime, however, the Obama administration offers a document outlining what it has done with rural development dollars.

Daily Yonder | Keep It Rural
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