Davidson County

In Broken Heartland, Osha Gray Davidson argues the “farm crisis” and the pain it brought to communities in Iowa was only part of a longer decline of rural America brought about by failed governmental policy and the rise of industrial agriculture, which is turning once prosperous small towns into what he terms as “rural ghettos.” He argues that without a substantial course correction rural America will continue to decline and the residents of these rural ghettos, “bitter, desperate, and cut off…

Airports are categorized by their ownership, but their management is determined through its governance structure. The governance structure defines how an airport will be managed, operated, and developed. For example, an airport can be owned by a municipality, but operated by a regional or city-controlled airport authority. The majority of public airports in the United States are governed by airport authority. For instance, Dulles and Reagan Nation Airport are both owned by the federal government…

“temperate climate and long growing season” (Davidson, et al 88), colonists found that the soil was fertile and therefore suitable for the large scale growth of first, tobacco, but later other crops including indigo, rice, and cotton. Southern colonist could grow these crops essentially all year as the temperature in the region remained the same. Unfortunately, the geography of the region did not allow for “good harbors and navigable rivers” (Davidson, et al 74), ensuring that the Southern…

other art forms. She loves helping out around her church like feeding the homeless shelter, making care blankets, packing backpacks for those less fortunate, and donating can food items. Tonia also helps with Touching Davidson County with Love, which does projects around Davidson county to help others in need such as cleaning up Camp…

performance of my official duties. At the direct order of Chief Hamilton, understanding that I can be disciplined and/or terminated for violating a direct order, I am making this statement. On 10/15/15 at about 0930 hours, Sgt. Aksdal, Detective Davidson and I were working in the investigations office at the Kirkland Police Department, 11750, NE 118th St. Kirkland WA. Emergency…

class structure varies widely among the population of Davidson County, located in the piedmont region of North Carolina. The community like many in the area, originally was dependent on the furniture industry as its main source of funding. Over the years this source of revenue has shifted considerably, leaving behind large fissures in the social fabric. Reflecting upon the area, Lexington and Thomasville, the two incorporated areas of the county, were once the locations of large industrial…

Displaying valor against opposing odds, and “[m]agnificent in his personal failures,” (Navasota Grimes County Chamber of Commerce) Robert La Salle has proved to have been a prominent figure in history. “His [La Salle] explorations gave France claim to the great Mississippi valley, Texas, and Louisiana, for a time, a valuable French possession. As stated by…

politics of hate and ethnic scapegoating. Davidson’s chapter on “The Growth of Hate Groups” begins with a depiction of the meeting of the Iowa Society for Educated Citizens, a far-right anti-Semitic hate group at Colony Village Restaurant off I-80. Davidson describes the German prayer above the doorway to the meeting room, the prayer’s message of acceptance is juxtaposed with the group’s hate. The sign and restaurant present a window for context into ethnic hate and the Midwest, through which…

of all, its to overwhelmingly expensive for a human being to pay just to drive In Hawkins county where i live wheel tax is $96 dollars a year for wheel tax to be able to drive your vehicle. From place to place the price range of wheel tax can vary. According to the Miscellaneous Taxes and Fees Report from Tennessee, the wheel tax in Tennessee counties ranged from $6.12 in Crockett County to $440 in Davidson County.I think $50 bucks is the cut off price to pay for wheel tax because i don’t think…

Kimberly, Ninety-one out of ninety-five counties in Tennessee are rural; the remaining 4 counties (Shelby, Davidson, Hamilton and Knox) are urban. “Urban counties are were core areas containing a large population nucleus together and adjacent communities with a high degree of economic and social integration, whereas rural areas are residual locations that fall outside of urban statistical areas”(James, 2014, p. 2122) Although, clinicians often prefer living in urbanized areas where they have…