A poor showing.

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One of Rocky Mount's nicknames is "The City on the Rise," and according to one national magazine, it has almost nowhere to go but up. Forbes named it one of the nation's 10 most impoverished cities, based on 2008 U.S. Census Bureau data, including per capita income, unemployment and the percentage receiving food stamps and public health care. Boosters say the magazine used old statistics that don't paint...