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FIRED UP: The rural facts we used to know

The fact that hay can spontaneously combust when stored wet is something that was once common knowledge but is not any longer as people move away from agriculture.

USPS decides to keep rural post offices open, but with reduced hours

The U.S. Postal Service says it will keep open the rural post offices it proposed closing earlier this year as part of a money-saving effort, The Associated Press reports. No post offices would be closed under the new plan, but more than 13,000 rural mail facilities could be forced to reduce operation hours.