There is a path out of this endless labyrinth of destabilizing crises, both foreign and domestic, being provoked by an executive ...

Brandon Small’s pickup squeezes down a narrow dirt road lined with trees and bushes as we drive down the hillside towards the buffalo. We’re on the ...

Rural landowners and conservation advocates across Central and West Texas are mobilizing in response to a proposed extra-high-voltage transmission line ...

When LeyAnn Gehlen-Wampler of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, gave birth to her son last year, she faced a common dilemma in rural communities: She needed ...

This story was originally published by Canary Media. The U.S. House just voted to cancel efficiency standards for new manufactured homes — a move ...

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Author Daniel Woodrell penned a grainy portrait of southern Missouri filled with the “violence and squalor of his native Ozarks.” Those aren’t my words – ...

This story was originally published by KFF Health News. Imagine starting the new year with the promise of at least a $147 million payout from the federal ...

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[imgbelt img=2012JanUERmap528.jpg]Unemployment ticked up in January in rural counties, a consequence of layoffs after the Christmas season. The divide between job-rich and jobless rural counties ...