January 29, 2009
You can read a one-page summary of President Obama’s’ agenda for Rural America now posted on the White House website. The agenda addresses three areas: economic opportunities for family farmers, rural economic development and rural quality of life. “Rural communities face numerous challenges but also economic opportunities unlike anything we have witnessed in modern history. [...]
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January 28, 2009
Rural small businesses may be affected by postal delivery changes in the future. The Postmaster General told Congress today that massive deficits could force the post office to eliminate one day of mail delivery each week. The most likely day to be skipped is Tuesday, which is apparently the lightest mail day. The Post Office [...]
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