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Raising Your Own Hens

Makenna Goodman | Posted 11.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Farming, Raising Hens, Richard Wiswall, Vermont, Hens, Rural, New York City, Organic Farmer, Happiness, Green News
Makenna Goodman

I've been raising laying hens for about a year, and I've never been happier. I have fresh eggs whenever I want them and I've come to love chickens for all their neurotic, pecking glory.

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Community Coup: Chickens Are the New Dog

Zem Joaquin | Posted 10.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Farming, Chickens, Solar, Organic Garden, Domestic Pets, Grow, Trends, Urban Agriculture, Rural, Organic, Agrarian, Urban, Eggs, Chicken, Poultry, Environment, Hens, Green News
Zem Joaquin

We got our hens after we had to give up our dog due to my son's allergies. I decided that if I was getting a new pet, it was going to reciprocate and have some positive environmental claw-print.

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Don't Forget Rural America

Rep. Mike Thompson | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rural Communities, Mike Thompson Rural America, Mike Thompson, Rural Voters, Rural, Rural America, Rural Americans, Politics News
Rep. Mike Thompson

Rural communities are hit even harder by the tough economy, especially when it comes to jobs, yet we fail to invest equitably in their economic health.

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Poverty in America: The Problems and Solutions

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 11.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Yunus, Poverty, Check Cashing, Louisiana, Microlending, Nobel, Payday Loans, Obama, Mccain, Western Union, Rural, Teen Moms, Bush, Education, Clinton, South, Palin, Public Transportation, Communities, Shreveport, Economy, Business News
Vivian Norris de Montaigu

We need to make communities strong again. Our local money does not need to be mixed in with some guy's hedge fund abstract tranche of nothing all to make a fee for some banker in New York.

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Edwards' Endorsement Frees Obama In Picking Running Mate

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 05.22.2008 | Home

Read More: Off the Bus, Vice President, Blue Collar, John Edwards Endorses Obama, West Virginia, John Edwards, Running Mate, Hillary Clinton, Breaking Off the Bus News, Rural, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, White Voters, Home News
M.S. Bellows, Jr.

Clinton doesn't help Obama with his electoral map in November. He needs someone who has both pull in the states he wants to win and who can help repair rifts with rural white voters. Two names immediately come to mind.

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