>>>>Do you often read small town American newspapers?
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>>>Not as often as I would like.
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>>>Fernando
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>>Most of them are terrible. What do you get out of them?
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>Bret;
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>Small town newspapers have interesting information.
>"Mrs. Smith's cat had kittens. They have spots!" "There will be a bake sale at the High School".
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>Beats the San Francisco Chronicle!
>"Mayor Willie Brown to appear in movie as a judge." "Power interruptions to continue"!
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>I guess it depends upon what you like to read! :)
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>Tom

I taught in a small village for 10 years. The local news included stories about murder, rape, drug busts, illnesses, student successes, corruption, ... like you say, just about everything you'd find in bigger places.
JLK