[They] just deal with it (on their own), ... There ain't much you can do about it.

These are the sectors that attract and retain talented young people and build regional wealth.

vital for the region to deal with both its problems and opportunities.

I've been here 13 years and decided it was time to take time off and then find opportunities where I can help grow the region,

I don't think he has a racist bone in his body.

If you like to read, sometimes it's interesting just to go and see what the reality is, of the word, of the seedy or not so seedy fiction writer, the drunk or sober poet... Sometimes you can go looking for illumination.