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Did you know America has a network devoted solely to rural-interest programming? The channel is called RFD-TV, and it sometimes has to fight to survive…
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The state of Oklahoma has been locked in a pitched battle with the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes over who should control a lake in the southeastern part of…
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It’s rare that American small towns or counties merge, notes The Rural Blog. In fact, it’s only happened 42 times since the 19th century. In many cases,…
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When it comes to public school coverage by the mainstream media, rural schools get the short end of the stick. David Gutierrez recently wrote about the…
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Last month Walmart announced that it would close 154 stores. The majority of those stores are in poor rural areas, mostly in the Southeast, reports The…
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Of regional interest, in a reversal of a long-running trend, Chinese citizens are leaving the cities and returning to rural areas, reports The Rural Blog.…
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From Kansas Agland:TOPEKA ? Kansas’ rural-urban divide shows no signs of abating, economists and advocates said this past week — drawing attention to the…
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The Center for Rural Affairs turned back time this week to one of their favorite posts. The blog entry, dating from the year 2000, was entitled “The Case…
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The economy in the rural parts of ten Western states is likely to slow down, according to a new survey. The Denver Post reports that weak crop and energy…
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As drought, feed costs, and urban development wear on West Coast milk producers, states like Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa are pitching themselves as a dairy…