Death of Small Towns

from Midwest Frontier · host Jim Miller

This week our main conversation is death of small towns all over the Midwest. Why do small towns die? Is it dead industry, internet competition, loss of healthcare? We cover several different reasons why rural America is going down. Other topics include a new canoe, walleye fishing, crazy Illinois weather, house buying, and more. Bills selling his kayak which is a 2013 Old Town Predator and a Malone kayak trailer. If youre interested in that or want to send feed back email us at [email protected] and thanks for listening!

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