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**Almost 40% of rural Americans do not have access to broadband internet service. According to the Wall Street Journal, that amounts to about 23 million people whose on-line service can be compared to dial-up speeds, at best. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says broadband connectivity should be considered the “roads, sewers and water” of the modern age, but industry estimates say it costs $30,000 per mi

Before Joe Nichols hits the Budweiser Stage at the Central Washington State Fair for his 7 p.m. Tuesday show, you might want to brush up on your knowledge about his background. Here are a few starters: 1.) Joe's big hit, "The Impossible," did not hit No...