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This article examines the impact of e-commerce on small town businesses and the ramifications for rural America.

This article describes the launching of Valfarmer.com as a service for those wishing to look at his advice on a variety of topics including, marriage, parenting, cultural values, and rural mental health. Readers can access past columns plus subscribe to his current columns via the Internet.

This article describes the growing pressures on farmers in Poland under the new capitalistic system. The issue of globalization of food production is having a profound impact for farmers all over the world, not just for North American farmers.

This article describes the impact of e-mail and how families are putting it to good use. Family letters sent by e-mail help college age students away from home, elderly parents, and travelors. Fathers become better communicators with family members through e-mail. Dr. Farmer cites examples from his own family.

In a recently published book, "The Lexus and the Olive Tree," author and journalist Thomas Friedman tries to summarize the rapid changes in our economy due to globalization. He dates the modern era of globalization to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the fall of communism.