Family: Rural Route 2 News Celebrates First Year of Publication

Rural Route 2 News Celebrates First Year of Publication

Written by LeAnn R. Ralph

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Another consideration also contributed to her decision to publish monthly.

"If it comes down to putting out inferior writing just to send repparttar newsletter weekly as opposed to putting out a monthly newsletter with a better quality of writing and better content, I would rather put out a monthly newsletter," Ralph said. "After all, it does have my name on it."

What do subscribers think of repparttar 110371 newsletter and repparttar 110372 monthly publication schedule?

"I know you send this out to a lot of people every month, but when I get it, I feel like it's written just for me," one subscriber wrote in an e-mail.

"I wish there were more things like this on repparttar 110373 Internet. More things with good, down-to-earth stories and recipes," said another subscriber when Ralph talked to her on repparttar 110374 telephone about a book order.

"I look forward to your newsletter each month," another subscriber wrote in an e-mail.

"I didn't grow up on a farm, but I would love to live in repparttar 110375 country some day, and your newsletter helps me feel closer to my dream," another subscriber wrote.

"I love your stories. Keep up repparttar 110376 good work," wrote still another subscriber.

To read sample chapters and blog entries, and to see back issues of Rural Route 2 News and/or to sign up for repparttar 110377 newsletter, visit -- http://ruralroute2.com

Contact Information: LeAnn R. Ralph E6689 970th Ave. Colfax WI 54730 (715) 962-3368 mailto:bigpines@ruralroute2.com

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LeAnn R. Ralph is the author of the books "Give Me a Home Where the Dairy Cows Roam" (September 2004) and "Christmas in Dairyland (True Stories from a Wisconsin Farm) (July 2003) and "Preserve Your Family History (A Step-by-Step Guide for Interviewing Family Members and Writing Oral Histories)" (e-book; April 2004). For more information about the books, visit http://ruralroute2.com

Spring Maintenance Tips

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