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Walker Evans or Is It?

The New York Times article linked below raises interesting questions about how digital reproductions of famous photographs should be regarded. The article was occasioned by an exhibit entitled "Walker...

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High Speed Internet in Rural Areas

Internet usage among adults in the U.S. has hit an all-time high. Surveys show an increase from 38% to 77% in last decade while globally a benchmark of 1 Billion Internet users was reached! The share of...

1 comment    technology internet home
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A Small Town Physician Needed!

The need for qualified physicians in America is acute and growing. Practically every section of the United States, whether urban, suburban or rural, has some sort of shortage of and need for trained medical...

4 comments    health diet fitness
Traditional Rural America79

"Live Bait & Ice Cream"

Rural America isn’t making it. At least not judging by the portions of it found in north-central Indiana. Connecting the vast stretches of soybeans, corn and sky to one another, the occasional hamlet...

3 comments    addiction drug use rural america
Linda L. Garrett, County Commissioner67

City versus Country

The other day there was a knock at my front door, when no guests were expected. It was a local person campaigning for public office. I hesitated, when I saw her, between telling her I was in the middle of...

2 comments    politics america conservation
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A Review of "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker

This is a story, set in the rural American south, family house in a pasture, in which an African-American mother, "Mama Johnson," who grew up in the early part of the past century, struggles to absorb,...

0 comments    education culture short story
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