Henry Cordes of the Omaha World Herald writes that while some people are referring to the current economic malady as the "Great Recession", the folks in the farm belt were generally hit much harder by the recession of the early 1980's.
This is nothing new, but still interesting to point out. A nation is a collection of intertwined local economic areas and there is no reason to expect every area to be equally affected at any point in the business cycle. The same can be said when there are shocks to the economy. Perhaps it is because the latest recession hit California and New York - major press centers - especially hard that the current economic situation is getting its special name.