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SPOTLIGHT: Great Plains mortality rates among the lowest
December 18, 2007 — 6:59am ET
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For reasons that aren't exactly clear, Minnesotans and residents of other Upper Great Plains states have lower mortality rates than many other parts of the U.S. The thing is, it's not clear what's driving this stat. Is it just something in the water? Article
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