It's one thing to lose the year's crop. It's another to lose the trees, which can have an impact of many years.

It would be good to have them all in one central place with grass and trees rather than in a dusty parking lot. And it would separate the family activities from the concerts and alcohol sales.

It's not just one crop in one region. It's multiple crops in most of the state that have been affected to one degree or another, and we're still not sure how's it's going to play out,

They came by and red marked about 18 of my pine trees (for removal), and only one of them I can see is the least bit dangerous, and over half are not even in the right of way. But boy, they just want to take everything. I'm not very happy about that. I told them so when they called to get my permission. They put me down as refusing. I don't know what happens from there.

People who live in rural areas typically file fewer claims than people who live in cities. And the claims that they do file cost less to settle.

Rural drivers with lower average incomes will bear the burden for urban drivers who will gain sharp rate cuts.