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What counts as rural?

When I share the Survey of Rural Challenges with people, about half the time someone will ask, “How do you define rural?” I don’t. I let you decide if you’re rural. Whether you live in the US, Australia, New Zealand, the UK or another country, we all face some common challenges. In those different countries, different states …

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Local businesses won’t cooperate? Steal this simple art-based solution

If you have trouble getting local businesses to say yes to cooperative projects, try Art on the Walls. Goffstown, New Hampshire, places local art on the walls inside local businesses, then changes it out once a quarter.  No really, that’s it.  We’ve seen this in lots of local coffee shops, but why stop there? Hit …

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