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Article: Report: Washington County state's poorest
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- Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
- Article date:
- December 3, 2003
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MACHIAS - Washington County residents are poor, older and less-
educated than the state average, according to the recently released
Poverty in Maine 2003 report prepared by the Margaret Chase Smith
Center for Public Policy.
Tim King, Washington Hancock Community Agency executive director,
said, however, that he doesn't see the downsides of Washington
County's profile.
While acknowledging that the county's statistics are "starkly the
worst" of all of Maine's counties, King said Tuesday that the
insights he gains day-to-day in his position allow him to see "an
incredible resiliency" among Washington County residents.
"People in Washington County don't despair, but have hope and
determination," ...