Small Town America
I read all kinds of newspapers throughout the week. One that I read on a regular basis is the Minneapolis Messenger, a weekly newspaper in Minneapolis, Kansas. My connection to this community was my father, who was born and grew up there until he decided to explore the world and join the Army in WWII.
What interested me was an article the Messenger was an article written by Terry Rombeck for the Lawrence Journal-World newspaper, Lawrence, Kansas, about the challenges of living in a small community. In particular, the fact that there are six counties in the state with no pharmacy. Thirty of the 105 counties have only one pharmacy. It’s a need the Kansas University School of Pharmacy is hoping to help alleviate by expanding its Lawrence location and opening a new branch in Wichita.
I bring this up, partly, I suppose, because I’ve lived in large cities most of my life (Seattle, Los Angeles and Boise) and long for the image of a quieter life in a smaller community.
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