Agricultural leaders tell us that nothing can be done to return America to a small farm economy, an era long past. But that is very shortsighted and essentially dangerous.
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Read moreConcerns about county attorney Dear Editor, About a month ago, I delivered a paper copy of my most recent letter to the editor as noted below, to the Ellsworth County Attorney’s Office of Paul J. Kasper, in person.
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Once upon a time, the founders of this country dreamed of a land that spread from sea to shining sea. They envisioned prosperous farms and ranches covering the land like a beautiful handmade quilt. Vibrant villages filled with shops, schools and churches provided community and a sense of place, making America the finest place on earth to live and raise a family, no matter where you were placed on that beautiful quilt. What a beautiful dream!
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“Oh, you’re replacing Linda” was a comment I would often hear in my first year as editor/publisher of the I-R.
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At 73 years of age, rural America has been in distress nearly my entire life. For most readers, few can remember true good times other than an occasional year or two. Stringing three good years together has proven to be so rare that I truly don’t recall it happening. Stories are told of the farmer who bought an 80 or a quarter-section of land in the 1950s and paid for it with his first wheat crop. Ah, those were the days!
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