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Antigo latest rural district to close schools .  (Madison.com, 6/9/1029) The Unified School District of Antigo is closing Pleasant View Elementary School and two other elementary schools in an effort to consolidate school buildings and realign grade levels, Wisconsin Public Radio reported.   The decision comes as the Antigo district’s population declined from 2,578 in 2008 to 2,331 this year, presenting financial challenges. Source:  Wikipedia ( Langlade County , Antigo ) Antigo is the county seat of Langlade County . Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts % of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree: 16.6% - Langlade County 29.0% - Wisconsin 30.9% - U.S. % of population 65 and older: 23.4% - Langlade County 16.5% - Wisconsin 15.6% - U.S. Source:   Wikipedia 3rd-party candidates received 25.1% of vote in 1992, 15.7% of vote in 1996, 4.5% in 2016 (George Wallace received 9.8% of the vote in 1968) Other Trump's America posts: Alabama Autauga Coun...

Few Talked About Race at This School. Then a Student Posted a Racist Slur. ( The New York Times , 6/7/2019) Source:  Wikipedia ( Steele County , Owatonna ) Owatonna is the county seat of Steele County . Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts 3rd-party candidates received 29.6% of vote in 1992, 15.9% of vote in 1996, 9.1% in 2016 (George Wallace received 3.3% of the vote in 1968) Source:   Wikipedia Other Trump's America posts: Alabama Autauga County .  (6/29/2017) Bibb County.   (11/10/2017) Covington County . (11/11/2017) Dale County .  (12/12/2017) Geneva County .  (11/11/2017) Marion County .  (11/11/2017) Arizona 8th congressional district .    (4/25/2018) Arkansas Faulkner County .  (3/20/2018) Mississippi County .  (3/19/2018) Woodruff County.   (3/26/2018) California Mesa County .  (7/20/2017) Shasta County .  (7/4/2017 Colorado Morgan County .  (4/25/2017) Florida Citrus County .  (3/5/2017) D...

Of Iowa's 99 counties, Wright County ranks 9th. Many rural towns are dying, but a new pork processing plant in northwest Iowa offers hope .  (Des Moines Register, 5/29/2019) The Prestage plant, which opened in March, has hired about 500 workers, most of whom come from the region. The company said 60% are white, 25% are Hispanic and the remaining 15% are Asian, African and black. Forty percent are female. Prestage's production pay starts at $15.50 an hour, moving to $16 and higher after three months . That's $31,000 per year. A grain of salt. R eport: Slaughterhouse Injuries Are Being Hidden from Regulators .  (Harvest Public Media, 5/25/2016) In an update to a 2005 report criticizing safety conditions for workers in the meat industry, the Government Accountability Office says injuries and illnesses are still common. From 2004 to 2013, 151 meat and poultry workers died from injuries sustained at work. The injury rate for meat workers remains higher than the rest of the manu...