h/t Instapundit
We're accustomed to thinking about public policy issues as points on conventional political spectrums: Democrat/Republican, liberal/conservative. While these traditional frames will always work to some degree, those of us who live on the Harbor need to add a new scale: urban/rural.
We live in a rural area and that's a good thing. Rural economies can do well. Our costs of living and of doing business tend to be lower than in urban areas. Lighter population density and a less-anxious lifestyle are pluses, too.
But this rural area hasn't thrived or grown in recent years. Part of the reason is that we've been serving other parts of the state. |