Lowest-income counties in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Number of counties by state in the 100 poorest counties : Texas, 17; Kentucky, 16; Mississippi, 14; South Dakota, 10; Louisiana, 5; Alabama, 4; Georgia, 4; Montana, 4; New Mexico, 4; North Dakota, 3;...
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Headline: Cameron Park, Texas / America's Poorest Town ... (Studio: Bob Woodruff) Cameron Park, Texas, the poorest town in America, visited; scenes shown from this "third world" town in the southern tip of the state.
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The town has no public parks or swimming pools, no movie theaters, no shopping malls, not even a McDonald's or a Wal-Mart. ... "We've got all the problems they have in New York and Chicago, but nothing to fight them with," says Mayor James W. Brown Jr. If there is a poorer place in America, the Census Bureau cannot find it.
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Having played over 170 shows across the UK and Europe, including support slots with the likes of This Will Destroy You and Oceansize, as well as releasing their debut, self-titled album (via Smalltown America Records), they take a moments breather just in time for Christmas before hitting the studio ... This Town Needs Guns;
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“Denied a chance to question Mr. Obama on his policy or buy advertising time on the program, Republicans said ABC denied them equal time for the town-hall-style event, accusing the network of turning "its entire programming over to President Obama and his ... Throughout the 90s, America had responded to these attacks,
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— As a portly woman plodded ahead of him on the sidewalk, the obese mayor of America's fattest and unhealthiest city explained why health is not a big local issue.
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« Dueling June Obama fundraising claims? — Comments (2) | Barack Obama: Do as he says, not as he does. — Comments (3) » Voters Disagree With Obama's Comments Demeaning Small Town America 7 Comments (0 topical, 7 editorial, 0 hidden) Post a comment »...
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langdon, north dakota: After watching its population blow away with its legendarily fierce winds, the town's leaders got an idea. Last December, it became home to a $300 million, 106-turbine wind farm that produces enough energy to power as many as 40,000 homes.
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Program notes from old series: Small Town America, presented July-December, 1991 ... Our primary series for the next seven months--Small Town America--examines Hollywood's vision of small-town life and themes. For those who fear months of heart-warming dramas showing white picket fences lining the homes of honest, happy,
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