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Archive Home > 2005 > January > 26 > Town struggles to find economic niche

Town struggles to find economic niche


January 26, 2005

MAUPIN - Tom Troutman reluctantly founded a contract firefighting company last summer to help pay the bills.

It's not exactly what he wants to be doing, he said, but his rafting business is so precarious lately, he feels like he has no choice.

"If I want to live this type of lifestyle, I....

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