#Rural

What makes a place historically Democratic? One way to define this in Kentucky would be seeing how willing a county was to vote for FDR. I averaged FDR's % of
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1. I worked for a House member in 2009-2010 elected on opposition to war. Early in his term my boss spoke up for getting out of Afghanistan. We got a
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This man is clearly the person responsible for attacking a black journalist at a "Proud Boy" event.The Police saw him do it, gave him a pat on the back and
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Noontime shows like this have a history of fuck ups. They eff up, they get called out, they may or may not apologize, they eff up again, they get called
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It was bound to happen: our first road emergency since purchasing our 1993 motorhome 2 months ago and driving more than 1,700 miles. We feared the worst; that our RV
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Copied from a friends post. Very worth the read and sharing. Hey, what else have you got to do?!!Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but you need to know
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Let me talk to you about the volatility seen in household financial management for informally employed as well as rural & urban informal sector - qualitatively. Income streams are irregular
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It’s not just Kachikau. Go into rural or poverty stricken Botswana, you will be sickened by how often girl children are used by older men. Areas of Kgalagadi. You don’t
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A woman I went to HS with (her husband too) treats Facebook like her daily diary. I always found this amusing, but these daily posts about the errands they ran,
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So I made a movie. A post-apocalyptic political thriller called LECTION. The plot is simple. The world ended, then they had an election. We made this little movie for $20,000
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Trump's attack on the US Postal Service might not seem like a big deal to everyone, but consider this:My mother lives in a Dallas exurb. She does not use a
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More than half of white women voted for trump. Why, white women? I would like an explanation. And don’t tell me it’s because you’re pro-life. Be honest. You know why,
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Bangladesh had a TFR of 6.6 in then East Pakistan is 1960! It has decreased to 2.1 today.Wanna know how that happened? A thread below:-https://twitter.com/porbotialora/status/1297424619138244609 In 1978, the Bangladeshi government
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1/ One young man approached me recently to ask for advice to start a small manufacturing business in a rural area. He had arranged financing from his family.I told him
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I live very near the Moscar Estate (grouse moor owned by the Duke of Rutland) and it is a blasted killing ground. In the middle of a so-called National Park.
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How many women engage in any of these kind of work today? In rural areas or villages we can still find them. Some of it like grinding and cleaning rice,
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