Brain Gain: Some urban adults returning to rural MN
New research shows a trend of people in their 30s and 40s moving from urban to rural areas. Mike Dagen, above, moved to Hewitt in central Minnesota after living in Duluth and Fargo.
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Brain Gain: Some urban adults returning to rural MN
New research shows a trend of people in their 30s and 40s moving from urban to rural areas. Mike Dagen, above, moved to Hewitt in central Minnesota after living in Duluth and Fargo.
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