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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

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 the rural United States. One of my favorite interviews happened at the police station in Fort Morgan, a small, Eastern Colorado town where I

December 4, 2025

by Daily Yonder

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

The Rush at Rush Pond

Starr Lodge Four of us sleep in borrowed beds at Starr Lodge; the fifth, our host

Yonder Radio: Data Centers, Gun Art, and ‘Reframing Rural’

people bring guns and learn how to turn them into garden tools and art pieces with RAWtools South.

April 17, 2026

National

Q&A: Author Sid Shroyer on Destruction in the Name of “Economic Development”

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder.

April 17, 2026

National

Deep Listening, Rural Roots: A Big Ears Music Festival Roundup

What Big Ears 2026 emphasized is that the term “rural music” encompasses not just one sound but many.

April 16, 2026

National

Maine Is Set to Ban Data Centers, Becoming the First State in the Nation to Do So

The Maine Senate took a final vote on April 14, 2026, to enact first-of-its-kind legislation banning large data centers in the state until November 2027.

April 15, 2026

National

Commentary: Why I Left National Media to Run a Small Town Newspaper

Within my first few hours of being in Valley County, I learned people are hungry for local news.

April 15, 2026

National

Half of All Rural Counties Are Losing Population. What Is Contributing to Those Declines?

Editor’s Note: This post is from our data newsletter, the Rural Index, headed by Sarah Melotte, the Daily Yonder’s data reporter.

April 15, 2026

National

Alaska Voters to Decide Measure Affirming Noncitizen Voting Ban

who are both up for reelection this year — and opposition from Murkowski, who has called it “federal overreach.” Anchorage Democratic Senator Bill Wielechowski said Tuesday that the impacts of the federal

April 14, 2026

National

Research: Urban Hospitals Use a Dual-Classification Loophole to Exploit Aid Programs for Rural Hospitals

A recent study published in Health Affairs found that the incidents of dual classification have exploded over the past decade, increasing the money dual-classified hospitals get to run their operations, while rural

April 13, 2026

National

Q&A: The Photographer Documenting Appalachian Poverty, And Resilience

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder.

April 10, 2026

National

Yonder Radio: Featuring Rural Childcare, Baseball and Appalachian Weaving

Every week, Yonder Radio brings rural conversations with national reach to listeners around the country. This week, our top news story is about the challenges of rural childcare, and innovative solutions in

April 10, 2026

National

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