45 Degrees North: Debris Dilemmas
Where can you get rid of junk nobody wants? Sometimes, in rural areas, the place to consider is at the intersection of personal rights and responsibility.
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More Rural School Districts Turn to Four-Day Week
While educational outcomes resulting from a shorter school week remain inconclusive, four-day weeks are often a solution to budget shortages and teacher retention issues.
Study: Mobile Health Clinics Offer Alternative Access to Care
Mental health services, dentistry, mammography and cancer screenings, as well as post-hospitalization care, are among the many offerings mobile health clinics can bring to a rural community.
Maine’s Food Pantries Stare Down Volunteer Shortage While Anticipating Cuts
At Neighbor’s Cupboard in Winterport, Maine, funding cuts aren’t the biggest challenge. It’s keeping volunteers, especially as they get older.
Trump’s H-1B Visa Policy Will Hurt Research Institutions
A new Trump visa policy will put financial pressure on the nation’s top research universities, several of which are rural counties.
Partisan Road Blocks on the Way to Reauthorizing the Expired Farm Bill
While Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill covers about 80% of the Farm Bill provisions, the lack of bi-partisan agreement on its formal re-authorization could see a number of programs, including SNAP, significantly cut down.
Q&A: The Connection Between Buffalo Restoration and Native Liberation
Mahpiya Ile Win, also known as Elsie DuBray, grew up on a buffalo ranch in South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Reservation. She told us about the near extermination of buffalo by white settlers and how their comeback is linked to Native liberation.
Q&A: Jennifer Robinson on Rural Credit Unions
The branch manager of Vantage West Credit Union in Tombstone, Arizona, shares about what makes credit unions different from traditional banks and how they work to support her rural community.
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Through tribal-led curricula, language revitalization, and advanced degree programs, the Navajo Nation is reshaping the future of its education system.
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A Centuries-Old Appalachian Hymn Singing Tradition is Still Soothing Souls
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Health Care Cuts Threaten Homegrown Solutions to Rural Doctor Shortages
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