latimes: Economy strains neighborly feelings in North Carolina: The town clerk of Roper, population 617, knows the community has suffered from layoffs and foreclosures. When they don’t pay utility bills, she has to cut off their services — a job she hates. Photo credit: David Zucchino / Los Angeles Times

latimes:

Economy strains neighborly feelings in North Carolina: The town clerk of Roper, population 617, knows the community has suffered from layoffs and foreclosures. When they don’t pay utility bills, she has to cut off their services — a job she hates.

Photo credit: David Zucchino / Los Angeles Times

(Source: Los Angeles Times, via pod313)

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