I lived in Aberdeen from the 5th grade through high school in the 70's.  At this time the area was a booming timber town.  When I left to enter into the Army, things economically were good.   In the last 30 years, Aberdeen has not experienced anything different from any other Pacific Northwest timber town has, lost jobs due to out of control Environmental groups, government regulations and overreach, Changing market dynamics, and loss of population due to young people leaving small town America for the big city.  Small town America is getting older, more retired people moving to small towns for peace and quiet, loss of doctors in rural areas because they are reaching the that great American dollar and NOT finding it in rural America.  This is the reality of small town America, NOT the AP version!