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Blog for Rural America
Trust Me
Want to make money? I’ve got a great investment opportunity for you! Don’t worry about the details--just give me yo...
EPA on Fracking
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued new fracking regulations. This directly impacts the health of those living...
Taxes, Wind-Energy, and the Power Company
Thank goodness tax-season is nearly over. Every year my jaw tightens and fists clench as I sift through documents and forms. Ta...
Rural Renewal Monitor
Organic farming grows, North Dakota No. 2 in the nation
The Dickinson Press | By Betsey Simon | May 11, 2012 Press Photo by Betsy Simon Organic...
Rural doctors enjoy the challenges, benefits of small town practice
Chicago Tribune | By Annie Getsinger | May 8, 2012 ARTHUR — Drs. Sherry Williams and Kenneth Brown enjoy practicing ...
Reuters U.S. pulls back on closing rural post offices
Reuters | By Lily Kuo | May 9, 2012 (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service said it is abandoning for now its plan to close thousan...
The Daily Yonder
Thursday Roundup: A New Dust Bowl?
Lady Antebellum plays for Henryville • Fischer did beat Bruning in rural Nebraska • Farm...
Want Rural Docs? Just Ask
We know what forecasts whether a medical student will go into family practice or set up ...
Wednesday Roundup: Moving to Rural Minnesota
Biggest race in rural America Tuesday was in Nebraska • Why people moved in to rural Min...
The Art of the Rural
Eamon Mac Mahon: The Landlocked North, On The Edge Of Great Change
Photograph by Eamon Mac Mahon Many thanks to artist Richard Saxton for leading us to the work of Eamon Mac Mahon, a photog...
What If All The Natural Gas In The United States Was In Urban America?
Photograph by Les Stone An open question for consideration: suppose that the United States' massive natural gas reserves w...
Farmer of the Future and Harvest Public Media
Photograph by Alison Rose; Forgotonia This morning the excellent team of reporters and editors at Harvest Public Media beg...
The Rurban Fringe
Would a Tax Break Make You Think About Living in a Small Town?
In a bid to bolster its rural population, Kansas has put together an incentive package for people who agree to move to design...
What Makes a Community Livable? Part I: Sense of Place
(This is the first of a short-term series of posts in which I explore some shared traits of livable communities … I hope you’...
Rural Roads Key to Regional Growth
Ahhh, spring. A time when a young farmer’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of how he’s going to manoeuvre his machinery down...