Businesses and planning committees are eager for visitors, but some in remote Aroostook County are not sure how they feel about lying smack in the path of totality.
Category: Rural Areas
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Canada’s Devastating Fires Force Seasonal Businesses Into an Uncertain Future
Lytton, British Columbia, used to draw backpackers, rafters and road-trippers until a wildfire destroyed it in 2021. Now, it’s a microcosm of how climate change is scrambling tourism.
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Farmers Clash With Police and Macron at Paris Agricultural Fair
At the annual show where the French countryside comes to the capital, President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to calm a monthlong confrontation were met with anger.
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My First Cigarette Was My Last
Thoughts on the coolest boy in Ontario.
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Workers on a Philippines Coconut Farm: Born Poor, Staying Poor
In the groves of the Philippine island of Mindanao, people living in rural areas struggle to feed themselves in the same way as their ancestors.
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Vermont May Be the Face of a Long-Term U.S. Labor Shortage
Employers are pulling out all the stops to attract workers as the state’s population grows older, offering a likely glimpse of the country’s future.
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Welcome to Hochatown, the Town Created by Airbnb
In a rural corner of Oklahoma, rustic cabins have been replaced by $1 million rental homes. But even as Airbnb reports record profits, the boom has softened. What will that mean for hosts?
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Biden to Travel to Minnesota to Highlight Rural Investments
The president’s push to focus attention on the domestic economy comes as his administration has been dealing with events overseas after the terrorist attacks in Israel.
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Green Energy Casts a Shadow Over a Cherished English Landscape
Residents of East Anglia fear that planned power lines for offshore wind projects will blight their rural idyll.
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Billions to Connect Everyone to High-Speed Internet Could Still Fall Short
President Biden has promised to provide every American access to reliable high-speed internet. But some have raised concerns about whether the funds will achieve all of the administration’s goals.
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Where Tech Investors Are Buying Up Land, Locals Are Worried
In Solano County, Calif., longtime residents are both worried and baffled by an ambitious plan to build a city where there is now mostly farmland.