MAIN STREET TAKES THE E-HIGHWAY Stay in Touch with the Main Street Economist Just as Main Streets across rural America are evolving, so is the Main Street Economist. The Main Street Economist will be published exclusively on line. The new Main Street will combine sound economic and policy analysis with the ease and speed of the information highway. As always, the Main Street Economist will help you explore the vital issues of today’s rural economies. But from now on, your discovery of them will be different. You will navigate, selecting links to charts, data, related articles, and other background materials. You will decide which analytical paths to take. Of course, you can still read an article from start to finish if you prefer. Beginning in 2006, the Main Street Economist will no longer be available in print. To stay informed of e-articles in the Main Street Economist and other publications that may be of interest to you, subscribe to our e-alert program.