Anna Thompson Hajdik, Author at The Daily Yonder

A baby lies swaddled, sleeping in a bassinet.

Commentary: Reckoning With the Loss of Rural Labor and Delivery Departments

by Anna Thompson Hajdik August 3, 2023August 3, 2023

Even if rural hospitals stay open because of a Critical Access designation, their labor and delivery units are disappearing.

Two goats stand in a field. They have horns and appear to be well-fed. These goats are the same breed as Cedar, the goat slaughtered in Shasta, California.

Commentary: A Girl, a Goat, and a Whole Lot of Outrage

by Anna Thompson Hajdik April 27, 2023April 28, 2023

A veterinarian stands in between cows, preparing a syringe to administer medicine.

Commentary: Addressing Rural America’s Veterinarian Shortage

by Anna Thompson Hajdik April 19, 2023April 20, 2023

Trays of different cuts of meat sit on a store shelf.

Commentary: The History of Slaughterhouse Tourism

by Anna Thompson Hajdik January 4, 2023January 3, 2023

Garrison Keillor is depicted on the cover of Time magazine on the left, and on the cover of Mpls St. Paul Magazine on the right.

Arts and Culture

Commentary: The Limits of Lake Wobegon

by Anna Thompson Hajdik July 14, 2022July 19, 2022

Arts and Culture

Commentary: Rural Nostalgia Is on the Rise Again

by Anna Thompson Hajdik April 20, 2022April 19, 2022

A wooden sign reads "Welcome to Clearbrook."

Commentary: For a Rural Community at the Crossroads of Crude Oil, the Politics of Energy Are Complicated

by Anna Thompson Hajdik January 31, 2022January 28, 2022