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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

Q&A: The Unexplored Wilderness in Our Own Backyards

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

March 20, 2026

National

Introducing Yonder Radio

Hi, I’m Jared Ewy, the host of Yonder Radio, rural conversations with a national reach.

March 20, 2026

National

Lawmakers, Health Groups Resist Their States’ Rural Health Fund Plans

which were approved by the federal government — from state lawmakers and health leaders who want more input amid tight deadlines, said Carrie Cochran-McClain, chief policy officer of the National Rural Health

March 19, 2026

National

“Suddenly Amish” Takes Rural Reality TV to the Extreme

Editor’s Note: A version of this story also appeared in The Good, the Bad, and the Elegy, a newsletter from the Daily Yonder focused on the best, and worst, in rural media, entertainment,

March 19, 2026

National

ICE’s Warehouse Purchases Strip Tax Revenue From Communities

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

March 18, 2026

National

Why A Rural Alabama Pastor Stayed in the Church of Christ

At first glance, Daniel Rogers ended up more or less where he started: a pastor at a rural Alabama Church of Christ.

March 17, 2026

National

Disability Advocates Challenge Research Claiming Access to Disability Services Is Better in Rural Communities

Access to disability services is better in rural communities than in urban ones, according to a new report from the University of Minnesota’s Rural Health Research Center.

March 16, 2026

National

Commentary: A Violent Heart

This story was originally published by Independently Speaking.

March 16, 2026

National

How Oregon Is Building Back Smarter After Wildfire

with the help of friends, they found a rental in Ashland.

March 12, 2026

National

U.S. Senate Primaries in North Carolina Show Democratic Surge

reversing the traditional ‘go where the action is’ pattern – is one of the cycle’s most intriguing developments.” The post U.S. Senate Primaries in North Carolina Show Democratic Surge appeared first on

March 11, 2026

National

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