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Deep in Coal Country, Miners With Black Lung Say Government Is Suffocating the ‘Working Man’

Deep in Coal Country, Miners With Black Lung Say Government Is Suffocating the ‘Working Man’

This story was originally published by AP News. Lisa Emery loves to talk about her “boys.” With each word, the respiratory therapist’s face softens and shines with pride. But keep her talking,

November 17, 2025

by Daily Yonder

In Louisiana, Land Along the Coast Is Disappearing

In Louisiana, Land Along the Coast Is Disappearing

Louisiana’s land is disappearing for many reasons: rising sea levels, erosion, wetland degradation, and more frequent severe storms all contributed to a loss of more than 2,000 square miles of coastline between 1932 and 2015, according to estimates from the

November 17, 2025

by Daily Yonder

A Nation of Neighbors: Takeaways From a Fellowship Studying Immigration in Rural America

A Nation of Neighbors: Takeaways From a Fellowship Studying Immigration in Rural America

My colleague Smmo Ozawa and I spent the past year recording oral histories about immigration in

Commentary: An Exhibit of Queer and Evangelical Appalachian Art Speaks to Our Political Moment

Commentary: An Exhibit of Queer and Evangelical Appalachian Art Speaks to Our Political Moment

What do queer Appalachians and a serpent-handling preacher have in common? More than you might think.

Commentary: America Has Gotten Trade Backward for Decades

Commentary: America Has Gotten Trade Backward for Decades

Dave Nuss’s pickup rumbled down the dirt road, dark, rich soil turned up in fields on either side. The 69-year-old farmer gestured to one field then another, commenting on the fortunes of

December 29, 2025

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Commentary: America Has Gotten Trade Backward for Decades

Commentary: America Has Gotten Trade Backward for Decades

Dave Nuss’s pickup rumbled down the dirt road, dark, rich soil turned up in fields on either side. The 69-year-old farmer gestured to one field then another, commenting on the fortunes of

December 29, 2025

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Commentary: America Has Gotten Trade Backward for Decades

Commentary: America Has Gotten Trade Backward for Decades

Dave Nuss’s pickup rumbled down the dirt road, dark, rich soil turned up in fields on either side. The 69-year-old farmer gestured to one field then another, commenting on the fortunes of

December 29, 2025

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Commentary: America Has Gotten Trade Backward for Decades

Commentary: America Has Gotten Trade Backward for Decades

Dave Nuss’s pickup rumbled down the dirt road, dark, rich soil turned up in fields on either side. The 69-year-old farmer gestured to one field then another, commenting on the fortunes of

December 29, 2025

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Commentary: America Has Gotten Trade Backward for Decades

Commentary: America Has Gotten Trade Backward for Decades

Dave Nuss’s pickup rumbled down the dirt road, dark, rich soil turned up in fields on either side. The 69-year-old farmer gestured to one field then another, commenting on the fortunes of

December 29, 2025

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Commentary: America Has Gotten Trade Backward for Decades

Commentary: America Has Gotten Trade Backward for Decades

Dave Nuss’s pickup rumbled down the dirt road, dark, rich soil turned up in fields on either side. The 69-year-old farmer gestured to one field then another, commenting on the fortunes of

December 29, 2025

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Reporting Done Right Takes Time and Resources

Reporting Done Right Takes Time and Resources

DONATE TODAY Dear Daily Yonder reader, I’m Sarah Melotte, and I’ve been a part of the Daily Yonder team since 2021. I started as a Rural Reporting Fellow, became a full-time reporter,

December 29, 2025

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Reporting Done Right Takes Time and Resources

Reporting Done Right Takes Time and Resources

DONATE TODAY Dear Daily Yonder reader, I’m Sarah Melotte, and I’ve been a part of the Daily Yonder team since 2021. I started as a Rural Reporting Fellow, became a full-time reporter,

December 29, 2025

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Q&A: 2025 National Teacher of the Year

Q&A: 2025 National Teacher of the Year

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you

December 26, 2025

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Q&A: 2025 National Teacher of the Year

Q&A: 2025 National Teacher of the Year

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you

December 26, 2025

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