Talk Of The Nation: Small Towns Disappearing

Talk of the Nation host Juan Williams talks with experts about the decline of the nation's small towns.

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August 31, 2001, 8:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Small town America is in trouble. As family farms disappear, so do people. What does it mean that our many of our small town are dying? How do we save them, and should we?" Guests: Cornelia Flora, Rural sociologist; Calvin Beal, Senior Demographer, USDA; and Jason Gray, Policy Director, Southern Rural Development Inititiative.[Streaming audio].

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: The Decline of America's Small Towns

Tuesday, August 7, 2001 in National Public Radio

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