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Review: Go Down, Moses – The Wings Over Jordan Choir
A new book tells the forgotten story of a Black choir with the 1930s civil rights heritage and a pioneering radio career.
More Rural Life
Forty Degrees North: What Do We Do This Winter?
If wondering how to handle indoor social situations in the months ahead has you frozen like a deer in headlights, you are not alone.
Why Rural Is Hard to Define
Settling on one definition for rural, or “nonmetropolitan,” is notoriously difficult—different agencies use different criteria and it’s a challenge to keep everything straight. This article lays out the most common definitions, who uses each, and why.
Visiting Dunes on a Dare: a Ghost Story of Nature-Loving Recluse Inspires a Challenge in the National Park
A story of a woman escaping trappings of modern life over a hundred years ago inspires ghost sightings and an educational walk at the Indiana Dunes National Park.
Commentary: County Newspaper Leads Vaccination Effort by Example
The staff of the Clinton County (Kentucky) News lend their names, images, and ad space to vaccination efforts. More rural media need to do the same, says Al Cross, the director of the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues.
Rail-Side Restaurant in South Carolina Finds Dining Sweet Spot
Eatery at the Depot, a restaurant serving family recipes and comfort food in a historic railroad station, draws patrons from across the region for dinner service in small-town South Carolina.
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Viewfinder: Rural PHotography
Rural By Choice: Cool People and Places
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45 Degrees North: 21st Century Navigation in Remote Rural Areas
Donna Kallner shares how to find your way out of a gravelly, muddy, no-good situation using tried-and-true outdoors skills and very little modern technology.
Accidental Rancher: On Messy Equine Romances
We all wish our relationship with a horse resembled that from Dean Martin’s song “My Rifle, My Pony and Me.” Eliza Blue is here to tell you it can be a lot trickier than a “purple light in the canyons” shining on you and your good companions at the end of a long day.
Commentary: No Rest for the Weary
Try as hard as we may, the world often refuses to give us the pause we need.
Commentary: Around the Rural Campfire and High Up in the Mountains
“When you head to the mountain, there are things to be gained, the standard markers of success in modern America: credentials, elevated earnings, stuff. But there is also a chill. ”
Forty Degrees North: A Handy Guide to Rural Constituencies
Maybe duct tape can’t fix all our problems. Then again, have we really tried?
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