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By Richard Oswald
Ag and Trade | Main Street Economics | Politics and Government
01/11/2008
BioFuels and Energy | Main Street Economics
12/13/2007
Ag and Trade | Growth and Development | Main Street Economics
10/27/2007
Arts and Culture | Cool Places
10/19/2007

When we saw a neighbor driving around her farm with a real estate agent, we knew we had to act. I faced a sleepless night, more debt and my family's future.
Christmas can bring out the best in people and in communities. Here are pictures of the holidays from around the country, (click on the arrow to see the slide show) and a Christmas story from northwest Missouri.
Definitely, now is not the time in the midwest to make a big deal about global warming.
The end of a small town's attempt to build its own ethanol plant is a sign that Big Oil is about to be joined by Big Biofuels.
Rural areas have a higher percentage of elderly residents. Their quality of life depends on what local governments can scrounge and what local volunteers can give.
Watching the crowds surrounding the presidential candidates made me wonder. What are some of them so afraid of?
Every presidential candidate was invited to the National Summit on Agriculture and Rural Life. The top three Democrats came. It was a good choice, according to Missouri farmer Richard Oswald.
It used to be, downtown was filled every Saturday night until at least midnight. Now we fill Main Street just one night a year. And that's not bad.