Tag: Andover
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Andover’s Waldorf Hotel among many historic places with an uncertain future
Once known for elegance unmatched anywhere in the country, the Waldorf Hotel on Main Street in Andover attracted hundreds of people for world-class dining, dancing and comfort. Today the building has reached a point where it may collapse on its own.
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FIRED UP: Where farmers bring their harvest, then and now
Chris Laingen, an assistant professor of geography at Eastern Illinois University who is working on creating an updated delineation of the Corn Belt, was in South Dakota a few weeks ago and snapped these pictures on his tour. They give a bit of a perspective on how much agriculture has changed in the 123 years…
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Savings from closing post offices ‘not even a drop in the bucket’ for USPS budget
Rural communities facing the loss of their post offices may be more greatly affected by the change than more urban communities would be, according to a February Reuters report, and a former postmaster general says the closings won’t provide any significant cost savings.