For most people, the housing market still offers a stark choice: rent or take on lots of debt for a house purchase.

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Mr Akyol, a 23-year veteran of the paper, offers a stark perspective.

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The remote and rugged Shawnee National Forest attracts hikers, campers and horseback riders, and offers a stark contrast to the rest of a state that largely has been plowed, paved or suburbanized.

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