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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

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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

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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

Rural Healthcare Is in the Red as Trump Withholds Medicaid Payments to Minnesota

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

March 4, 2026

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Two Liberation Movements, Intertwined

In the 1700s, 80 million bison roamed much of North America.

March 3, 2026

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Virtual Crisis Care Helps Rural Communities Access Mental Health Resources in Emergencies

wherever law enforcement is present—and it can involve individuals of any age group.” When law enforcement encounters someone in crisis, they call the central hub, share basic information, and connect the individual

March 2, 2026

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‘We Saw This Coming’: Families Defend Disability Services Amid Medicaid Cuts

the joint state-federal health insurance program for people with low incomes or disabilities — to balance the state budget.

March 2, 2026

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45 Degrees North: Mud Season

Mud season is not something Chambers of Commerce feature.

February 27, 2026

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Q&A: To This Rural Arts Leader, the ‘Audience is Everyone’

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

February 27, 2026

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Free Union Seeks to Diversify Renewable Energy and Food Supply Chains

he sees the deep roots of his ancestry, where free people of color thrived alongside members of the Croatan and Tuscarora Native Tribes.

February 25, 2026

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As Data Centers Look to Rural New England, Maine Considers a Moratorium

When local officials in rural Wiscasset, Maine, voted on November 4, 2025, to pause a data center discussion in the community of around 4,000 year-round residents, it may have been a sign

February 23, 2026

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