Two of the most unlikely places in rural America to find economic success — and community colleges are at the center of the action.
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Building Economies in the Delta and the Iron Range
Two of the most unlikely places in rural America to find economic success are the Iron Range of Minnesota and south Arkansas. But there it is — and community colleges are at the center of the action.
There’s an unfortunate if not unavoidable tendency for talk about rural communities to veer at times into hopelessness. State legislatures and Congress don’t seem to put rural concerns on the stove, much less on the front burner. Too many rural communities are seeing an out migration of people. And with fewer people, it’s just harder to build an economy.
By Bill Bishop
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