Population Decline in Pa. Is Happening Faster Than Expected, Data Suggest. Here's How the State Is Dealing with It

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3. Just crossed the mountain from Harrisonburg, Va

to Franklin, WV. Stopped in Brandywine for lunch. Woman, brought a daughter in to apply for work in small restaurant.
Maybe 2, 3 days a week.
The mother has 7 children, but diabetes laid up husband for a while.
She drives the mountain daily. Jobs on VA side. Has three jobs plus the garden and farm. Nice chat.
Another woman sitting nearby, as we left, remarked, 50% of people in this area cross that mountain, everyday. Egg factory.
We travel in rural America and encounter the difficulties people face.
They are left to their own devices and don't see a lot of government support because, in a town and county as small as it is, there is little to go around.