economics – The Lazy Reconnoiter

More On The Shrinking Rural Midwest

Just thought I’d drop this NPR article about how inflation is one more thing causing people to leave the rural Midwest. Much of the rural Midwest has been losing population for a while now and EVERYTHING that’s going on is going to accelerate that trend. https://www.npr.org/2022/07/25/1112915507/inflation-rural-america-gas-prices-economy

We Gotta Butcher Shop!

Jacobson’s Meat Market is a bit of an institution in Chippewa Falls, our neighbor to the north. So, I was extremely excited when I walked to the hardware store this morning and found that they had just opened shop right next door. I love to be able to support smaller local businesses and especially smallerContinue reading “We Gotta Butcher Shop!”