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Small-town America fights for its life

By Timothy P. Carney
Published December 6, 2019 4:00am ET
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Small-town America fights for its life
IMOGENE, Iowa — Main Street is an unpaved gravel lane, wide enough for one car. Along the street’s entire three blocks, there is not a single business. The whole town has only two institutions, really: a Catholic Church and an Irish pub. In fact, it’s a bit misleading to say Imogene has St. Patrick’s and […]

IMOGENE, Iowa — Main Street is an unpaved gravel lane, wide enough for one car. Along the street’s entire three blocks, there is not a single business.

The whole town has only two institutions, really: a Catholic Church and an Irish pub.

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