Our local paper (a weekly that is about 8-12 pages) publishes the courthouse news once a month.
Sadly, out of 11 pages this week, 4 of them were nothing but foreclosures.
This is a small rural farming area, we are the county seat. There is no industry or big employers. To have a decent job you have to drive 45-60 minutes.
The majority of the ones in the paper are from a auto manufactur who did a large layoff about 6 months ago, or farmers. Most of them in the paper were family names that I recognized as being 3rd and 4th generation families to this small town.
People wonder why others leave small towns. There is nothing here to attract them to stay--no way to make a living here. And, with the price of fuel, they aren't making as much to drive to the city.
But on a lighter side, I got fuel for $2.88 a gallon. I have not seen that price in over a year. It was wonderful.
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