Rural Values Proved Pivotal
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Belleview First Baptist Church passed out voter guides from the Christian Coalition and ivotevalues.com to the congregation of 1,300 in rural Marion County, Fla.
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A review by the Bank of Scotland says the housing market in rural areas is "particularly tough".
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Years of neglect left the once-thriving business district of this rural community looking just like its name sounds.
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Plans to develop Heart of the Triad acres will be met with enthusiasm by many landowners who find their property more valuable. For others, however, HOT looks like a threat to a traditional way of life.
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Townspeople had a hard time squaring an unsavory past with their wholesome self-image.
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The Cumbria Farmer Network has taken over the work of the Rural Futures project.   Since the foot-and-mouth epidemic, Rural Futures has helped farmers gain grants to improve their businesses.
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By William Presecky, Chicago Tribune  Dec. 11--Big Rock Township resident Marvel Davis knew in recent years that her 170-year-old family farm would be sold as open space eventually, free from the threat of development.
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Once villagers learn about their rights, NGO Tostan finds, they begin to reshape their communities in order to assert them.
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Rural America, a strong supporter of President Bush in his first race, can propel him to a second term, farm-state Republicans said on Wednesday during a rally near the party's national convention.
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Rural roads are being traveled by more and more people, leading to an increase in fatal wildlife-related crashes.
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A Supreme Court decision in favor of one protesting village has inspired others.
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Power to the people.  Two prime examples of "grass roots" government at its finest were witnessed at Mandan and Burleigh County commissions this past week.
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Rural communities should be free to raise their own taxes and elect new leaders, say experts.
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Barack Obama wants to hear about the challenges facing rural communities.
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By Jessica L. De Vault, Herald-Journal, Spartanburg, S.C.  Feb. 19--A group of Hunting Country residents are exploring a number of  options to assure that their spacious, rural region is left unscathed from  high-density development.
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By Claudia Mel, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 15--It's a commonly held view that farm property owners, left to their own devices, would want their land to be zoned as residential so they could reap the benefits of asking for higher prices for it.
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IS SOMETHING on the farming scene bugging you?   Do you have an opinion or view on a rural issue -- local, national or international?   Then Thursday Farmer's Farm View column is your opportunity to air those views and generate some healthy debate.