I am disappointed in all of the posts so far. Not one person has asked, "what is the other side of the story." Every story has two sides, or view points, and no one has asked the people of Hazelton what their side is. To me, when a person goes to a national paper with a story like this, they are looking only for publicity, and are very unlikely to be telling the whole truth.
Does Everyone believe Everything they Read? Mike Stone is the only one I've read so far who really knows what it can be like, that it depends on the people who move there and what their expectations and adapability are. And if the person is friendly, or rude and expects way more than just a few acres of land to be handed to them.