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Just do what I did: move here and start building. I'll warn you though - what the tourists don't see is the meth and poverty of rural America; they just see the
by poulsbohemian 12y ago
Just do what I did: move here and start building. I'll warn you though - what the tourists don't see is the meth and poverty of rural America; they just see the wine and great restaurants. Walla Walla has great weather and outdoor activities, but we have a horrifically backwards city government and a complete lack of community.
- seanmcdirmid 12y agoI like Walla Walla, but I have roots there on my father's side (I'm more tri-cities myself, but have been big city bound since I was 8). They have an intact downtown which is more than you can say for many of those towns.
- mathattack 12y agoIt's strange to hear about the meth problem in rural America, as I spent the first 25 years of my life in the Midwest and didn't see it. I saw hints of it later in CA. How recent a phenomenon is it?
- poulsbohemian 12y agoAt least 15 years ago when I was going to school in rural Iowa I heard similar murmurings, but I never recall really seeing it either. For all the cheap laughs at the expense of "flyover country" the problems here are more realistically described as a microcosm of the rest of the country - whatever the topic: jobs, immigration, gun control, drugs, whatever - we got it, and it is more in your face because the population is small and isolated. Poverty is really at the root of nearly every problem - sure, it is "first world" level poverty, but that can be a lot bleaker than government statistics would lead one to believe.