Joanna Thompson is a science writer hailing from Tennessee, now based in New York City. You can sometimes find her online @jojofoshosho0.
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Suppressed Wages and Rural Decline Meet in Mellen, Wisconsin
In the small town, lumber workers say that low wages are pushing young people out of the profession.
Joanna Thompson