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GETAWAY Podcast Goes on Journey Across the Country
In GETAWAY, a five-episode podcast series from Rural Remix, Daily Yonder reporter Ilana Newman dives deep into what it means to be a rural recreation ...
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Rock Opera ‘O’Dessa’ Aims to Bring Fresh Energy to a Familiar Framework
From Odysseus and Orpheus to Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, "O'Dessa" takes its cues from a deep canon. But its young star helps it stand out.
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Closures of EPA’s Regional Environmental Justice Offices Will Hurt Rural America
Environmental justice efforts at the ten U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional offices have stopped and ...
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Rural Letter Carriers Gather in Washington, D.C. to Oppose Privatization of the U.S. Postal Service
On Tuesday, March 25, rural letter carriers from across the country gathered in front of the U.S. Capitol building in ...
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Research Project Creates a State-Wide Map of Local News for Montana
A new study from the LOR Foundation, an organization focused on rural community development, maps local news outlets in Montana to provide a look at ...
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Montana’s Small Pharmacies Behind Bill To Corral Pharmacy Benefit Managers
This story was originally published by KFF Health News. Montana’s small, independent pharmacies say they’re getting increasingly squeezed on ...
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Commerce Secretary’s Proposal to Prioritize Satellite Over Fiber Internet Would ‘Strand’ Rural Communities, Experts Say
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick proposed changes to a federal broadband connectivity program that would favor Low ...
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Amid Threat of Massive Funding Cuts, Rural School Administrators Work Overtime to Balance Uncertain Budgets
On January 27, 2025, the White House issued a late-night directive that paused federal grants and funding in order to locate and eliminate “woke” ...
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Through Public Speaking, This High School Footballer Who Lost His Legs Continues to Inspire
About a year ago there was a video making its way around the internet. It was Carlos Valdez catching a football for a ...
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Where Do Broadband Deserts Overlap with Healthcare Provider Shortages?
This post is from our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter. Subscribe ...
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In Rural Alaska, A Powerful Documentary Flips the Script for Child Care Funding
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Caregivers Tracey and Bailey Schaeffer at work ...
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45 Degrees North: Getting Affairs in Order
I’m not much of a gambler, unless you count the occasional bar dice shake at a Wisconsin tavern or a lifetime of dodging deer on country roads. But I’m of ...