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The Greening of Westboro
I have seen the future of Main Street in West Lebanon, and it's -- no kidding -- Enfield Village. Enfield? Yes, and if you've been to Enfield lately, then you know just what I mean. See full story
Small Loans With Big Payoffs
“Microcredit” has become a household word ever since Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, won the Nobel Peace Prize last October. Yunus, the father of “microfinance,” developed a winning strategy to help people -- mostly women -- lift themselves out of poverty by providing them with small loans. See full story
Previously in BACKTALK
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1/7/07
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