Several times lately we have mentioned small town living versus city style. Maybe that means we should think about it a little more.
As my grandson, Douglas, observed in this column, small towns often get a bad rap. I can think of several reasons for that. Examples of the top of every profession seem to gravitate to cities where more people can make use of their services. The arts flourish where audiences are larger. The sheer number of consumers makes businesses grow, which in turn makes merc
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