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Posted by brooklynQB on Thu Mar 31 19:05:20 2005, in response to Answer to the enitre worlds problems and trends: People simply hate people?, posted by brooklynQB on Mon Mar 28 13:10:01 2005. Urban flight creates ‘rural rebound’Millions trade city life for the country's wide open spacesBy Don Teague Correspondent NBC News Updated: 6:31 p.m. ET March 31, 2005ROCKWALL, Texas - You'll have to forgive Steve and Rhonda Linehan if they look a little out of place. Until six months ago the Linehans and their children were city dwellers in Orlando, Fla. advertisement "We had a strip of grass and that was it," says Rhonda. Today, home is a 35-acre farm in Rockwall County, Texas, half an hour from Dallas. "It's really hard to trick or treat out here," jokes Steve. Their nearest neighbors are 12 horses, four donkeys, a goat, some longhorn cattle and three very happy pigs. "The big appeal was the open space; No. 1 for the kids to play, and No. 2 it’s nice for the adults to have the open space surrounding you as well," says Steve. They're not the first people to chuck big city life for farm living. Remember "Green Acres?" Population researchers say families like the Linehans are part of a "rural rebound" that added more than 5 million residents to non-metropolitan areas during the 1990s. Today, rural areas within commuting distance of cities are booming. "There is a very strong trend of people moving beyond the edge of the suburbs of very large cities into nearby rural areas," says John Cromartie, a population specialist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Many are baby boomers looking for greener retirement pastures. Others, like Jim Purcell, want their children to experience a simple life. He commutes from his five-acre farm outside of Atlanta to his job as a deputy sheriff in the city. "I think the quality of life is much better," he says. "You appreciate things better, you notice sunsets more. That's what really counts." But population growth in rural areas comes at a steep price to farmers who say they are being squeezed out. Rockwall is the fourth-fastest growing county in America. A new subdivision of homes on five-acre lots sits on 1,000 acres that farmer J.D. Jacobs used to lease to grow corn. "My son wants to farm," says Jacobs. "But if he does, he'll have to move out of this area." As for the Linehans, Rhonda says she "wouldn't trade it for anything. I wouldn't go back." She won't have to. Because the suburbs — Starbucks and all — are moving to the country. © 2005 MSNBC Interactive PRINT THIS EMAIL THIS BLOG THIS MORE FROM NIGHTLY NEWS Al-Qaida Web message offers missile tutorial • Schiavo autopsy could answer questions• Saudi clerics still encouraging jihad• Urban flight creates ‘rural rebound’• Al-Qaida Web message offers missile tutorial• Corruption alleged at Long Island school• Ford, safety advocates debate rollover crashes• Bible spares convict from death row• Detroit losing auto race to Japan• A 401(k) fleecing of America• Knit your way into college• Nightly News Section Front • Pope running very high fever • Report raps U.S. on WMDs • Quake toll cut in half • Wolfowitz to World Bank • Ted Koppel leaving ABC News MSNBC TV HIGHLIGHTS • Viewers react to Schiavo's passing • Reagan: Objection to foie gras • Neurologist on Schiavo CT scan • Shuster Hardblogger blogcast • Psychics and the search for truth advertisement Cafe at Night - Vincent Van Gogh $13.99 Art.com More Assorted Art Reproduction Prints Don Teague Correspondent • Sign up for our daily e-mail newsletter • About the show • Send us an e-mail advertisement Shopping on MSN • Trois Couleurs Bleu - Three Colors Blue Sale $13.99 • Africa - Gretchen Shannon From $15.99 • Modern Times Sale $13.99 SPONSORED LINKS Mortgage Rates Hit Record Lows Get $150,000 loan for $720 per month. 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We have your ticket to all the action, including Major League Baseball, NBA, concerts, and much more. www.stubhub.com Get listed here -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cover | News | Business | Sports | Tech/Science | Entertainment | Travel | Health | Opinions | Weather | Local News Newsweek | Today Show | Nightly News | Dateline NBC | Meet the Press | MSNBC TV About MSNBC.com | Newsletters | RSS | Search | Help | News Tools | Jobs | Contact Us | Terms and Conditions | Privacy © 2005 MSNBC.com Try MSN Internet Software for FREE! MSN Home | My MSN | Hotmail | Shopping | Money | People & Chat | Search Feedback | Help © 2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Terms of Use Advertise MSN Privacy Statement GetNetWise Anti-Spam Policy Don't get me wrong, the country is absolutley beatiful. But that's what it is...COUNTRY. Now, any time I want to go duck hutin' or smell the fresh air, I'll have some pushy ass soccer mom and her 2 little brats running around me >:( If ya'll hate people, go move to a desert island. Leave America for the people who actually like socailizing with people :). |
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