Thomas says Enterprise learned to be strong from the Boll Weevil. The pest taught the town the value of a diverse economy.

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Phil Thomas,president of the Enterprise Chamber of Commerce, notes proudly that for the past two years, his town has had one of the strongest economies in Alabama.

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"I'm just not buying it, " says Barnstable Town Manager Thomas Lynch, who worries about public-safety costs to the town if there were a problem at the wind farm.

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But the Right Reverend John Davies told the congregation at St Thomas' church in the town that the image of Rhyl as a troubled area was unwarranted.

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Strabane District Council Chairman Thomas Kerrigan of the DUP said his town was a great place to live, and getting better with more housing and plenty of activities for locals.

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