If all I had was a newspaper in Podunk City, over the next ten years I would deteriorate.

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But if I had a newspaper in Podunk City and full Internet technology and a radio and TV station, the combined entity would survive.

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"It's very different in Podunk, Alabama, schools, where parents and coaches are less educated and more concerned about winning than safety for the children, " Hockman said.

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Unless your student is in the top 1% or so of the Genius League, it makes little difference if he earns a degree from a fancy school or the Podunk State U--and even then it may be irrelevant.

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