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Nurturing village innovators can help tap into their ingenuity

Kariamu Town. Why is the left so different from the right? [XN Iraki, Standard]

China's growth is partly driven by innovations as indicated by patents. Notice China now leads US in patenting. What of us?

My last encounter with village elders was almost half a century ago. The case was about a young man accused of "breaking a goat's leg." I later learned that meant impregnating a girl. What evidence did the elders demand without the benefit of DNA?

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