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Can the Only Grocery Store in a Rural Michigan Town Stay Independent?

January 14, 2025 by Admin

The town of Honor, in northern Michigan, doesn’t have too many places to shop for food. The only grocery store in town is Honor Family Market, one of a shrinking number of independent grocers left in the United States. Because it’s the only market in town, it has an outsize … Read more

In France, Drug Traffic Spreads to Small Towns

January 4, 2025 by Admin

For centuries in Morlaix, a city of cobblestones and creperies on the Breton coast of France, the best-known dealers were the ones who traded in linen during the Renaissance and built a number of unique half-timbered houses in the middle of town. The new dealers are another story. France, long … Read more