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Colville, WA vs Fort Dodge, IA

I visited my niece last week and my impression of the town was this: Deer were poking through the bushes of their backyard and walking across the roads in town. I  More

The country is beautiful. You really have to like snow to live here. There is usually snow on the ground by the end of October, and can last into March or later. It is  More

Unemployment is high in Colville (around 15%), as it is in the surrounding counties. Major employers are schools, state and federal govt, numerous sawmills, Walmart,  More

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

I see that everyone is rather hard on Fort Dodge. I grew up and lived there until I married and (like a failed pioneer) moved east to Gettysburg, Pa. It was the best  More