Click on the links below to download pdfs of the entire Journal or its individual chapters. RMJ: Issue 1, Winter 2006 (complete journal, file size 2.8 Mb) Table of Contents (Click the links to download individual articles.) Foreword: U.S. Senator Norm Coleman Acknowledgements Reinventing Rural Minnesota Former Congressman Tim Penny, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs Spatially Separated Neighborhoods and Ruralplexes, or Rural Minnesota is not Lake Wobegon! Dr. Tom Stinson, State Economist, University of Minnesota Tom Gillaspy, State Demographer, Minnesota Dept. of Administration The Economics of Minnesota's Ruralplex Dr. Tom Stinson, State Economist, University of Minnesota The Demographics of Ruralplexes Tom Gillaspy, State Demographer, Minnesota Dept. of Administration Minnesota Agriculture in the New Millennium Dr. C. Ford Runge, Professor, University of Minnesota Challenge Helps Promote Creativity Dr. Joe Nathan, Senior Fellow, University of Minnesota, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Center for School Change Representation and Legislative Power: Overcoming Rural Minnesota's Representational Deficit Dr. Christopher Gilbert, Professor, Gustavus Adolphus College Minnesota County Government: A History of Accomplishment, A Commitment to the Future James A. Mulder, Executive Director, Association of Minnesota Counties Trends and Tsunamis: Rural Higher Education Dr. Linda Baer, Senior Vice Chancellor, Minnesota State Colleges & Universities Rural Minnesota Health Care Raymond G. Christensen, M.D., University of Minnesota-Duluth School of Medicine About the Authors About Minnesota’s Center for Rural Policy and Development
	Read some of the praise for the first issue of Rural Minnesota Journal: "It's a must read for rural Minnesota's future decisionmakers." Star Tribune Editorial Jan. 24, 2006 "[T]he new Rural Minnesota Journal is a gold mine of innovative ideas and new thinking. It’s worth picking up for anyone who wants to join a serious debate about rural Minnesota’s future." Mankato Free Press Editorial Jan. 25, 2006 "What makes the journal stand out is its devotion to research as opposed to wishful thinking." Tom Dennis, Grand Forks Herald Jan. 29, 2006 "[F]or those who wish to become leaders of the region or those whose policy decisions in St. Paul affect our futures, it's a necessary read and a valuable tool." Marshall Independent Editorial Jan. 26, 2006 "A publication featuring rural policy issues is overdue. We hope the discussion generated by the Rural Minnesota Journal will eventually lead to policy innovations that will serve to help us in Greater Minnesota overcome our challenges." International Falls Daily Journal Editorial Jan. 31, 2006 Would you like to automatically receive all the Center's future publications, including RMJ? Just become a supporting member of the Center. To learn more, click here.
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