Where is Rowan University, anyway?

When I decided to propose the class, Rural Issues in the News, I did an online search to see whether it was being done by someone else, and this is the type of hit I got in my searching:

Rowan University is located in the rural town of Glassboro, New Jersey.

Rural areas slower to rebound

From January 2012, but still worth pondering, a New York Times report that says rural areas are slower to rebound in the sluggish economy:

New Jersey rural links

Here are some links that might prove helpful: New Jersey Department of Health, Rural Issues, New Jersey federally defined rural areas, New Jersey rural health focus group report, 2011 -- And here is some contact information: Mailing Address: New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services State Office of Primary Care/Rural Health 50 East State Street, 6th Floor P.O. Box 364 Trenton, NJ 08625-0364 Telephone: (609) 292-1495 Fax: (609) 292-9599 E-mail: linda.anderson@doh.state.nj.us

Report details rural funding

The Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has a new report on the impact of public and private funding of agricultural research. The full report is here, but the more interesting observation comes from the Daily Yonder, which notes how little money is spent on researching people and communities, commenting, "No wonder we have bountiful harvests and troubled towns."

"Why did you come here?"

A new feature in the Hickman County (Tenn.) Times asks newcomers to the region why they moved there. The first response is here. And note...the paper is not online, so the .pdf is the only way you can read the story...that or buy a subscription.

4 NJ post offices targeted for reduction

The Daily Yonder has done a great job of reporting on the potential reduction of hours at rural post offices in the United States. A report this week notes that each of the facilities will have public hearings on the matter. Daily Yonder also sends a link to the list of offices potentially affected. For the purposes of this class, it's worth noting that four post offices are targeted in New Jersey: OFFICE: LAYTON PO CITY: LAYTON STATE: NJ MTG DATE: 10/12/12 MTG TIME: 5:00 PM MTG LOCATION NAME: Layton Post Office MTG LOCATION ADDRESS: 122 County Road 560 MTG CITY: Layton MTG STATE: NJ MTG ZIP: 07851 -- OFFICE: OGDENSBURG PO CITY: OGDENSBURG STATE: NJ MTG DATE: 10/9/12 MTG TIME: 5:00 PM MTG LOCATION NAME: Ogdensburg Post Office MTG LOCATION ADDRESS: 328 Main Street MTG CITY: Ogdensburg MTG STATE: NJ MTG ZIP: 07439 -- OFFICE: SCHOOLEYS MOUNTAIN PO CITY: SCHOOLEYS MOUNTAIN STATE: NJ MTG DATE: 10/10/12 MTG TIME: 5:00 PM MTG LOCATION NAME: Long Valley Post Office MTG LOCATION ADDRESS: 3 Old Farmers Road MTG CITY: Long Valley MTG STATE: NJ MTG ZIP: 07853 -- OFFICE: STOCKHOLM PO CITY: STOCKHOLM STATE: NJ MTG DATE: 10/11/12 MTG TIME: 5:00 PM MTG LOCATION NAME: Stockholm Post Office MTG LOCATION ADDRESS: 2741 Rt 23 South MTG CITY: Stockholm MTG STATE: NJ MTG ZIP: 07460

State of NOW - Small town 2012

Just came across this event...a high-tech program dedicated to small-town issues