THE RURBAN FRINGE

It’s Not the Economy, Stupid

Even though James Carville’s well-known phrase states otherwise … economies are built on people. 
When people aren’t engaged, aren’t able to utilize their skill sets, aren’t even working in many instances these days, economic activities grind to a halt.  Time, energy, knowledge and experience can all be found at the core of any market activities … and [...]

Quality of Life in Small Communities ‘Excellent’

According to a recently released national quality-of-life survey, Canadians are happiest in smaller communities.
In fact, 43% of Canadians living in towns of fewer than 5,000 people rated their quality of life as excellent, compared with only 32% of those in cities of more than 100,000 people.
Overall, we Canadians are a happy bunch … with 86% [...]

A Quality Life

“Ironically, rural America has become viewed by a growing number of Americans as having a higher quality of life … not because of what it has, but rather because of what it does not have.”
- Don A. Dillman