Contribute your stories, images to book showcasing role of young people in rural revitalization We read about “Youth Renewing the Countryside” at two influential rural blogs, The Rural Populist and Center for Rural Affairs. Consider contributing your story or photo to Youth Renewing the Countryside, a book in progress that will capture the best stories…

My post on boosting the number of people going to college contained a laundry list of suggestions for combating brain drain. The topic is important enough to deserve much more attention. So here is the first of hopefully several posts with some additional specific action items for you as a small biz person. Topic #1:…

Ed Morrison, over at the EDPro Weblog says: Boosting the percentage of adults with higher educational attainment is one of the most direct pathways to a higher income economy. In rural areas with declining population, we are used to additional education leading to more “brain drain.” We raise sharp kids, prep them, send them off…