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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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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

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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

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.

‘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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Ancient Skies, Ancient Wisdom

At first blush, the structures in New Mexico built by the Chacoan people and those in Ohio traced to the Hopewell culture bear little resemblance.

February 20, 2026

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Q&A: Megan Torgerson Is Reframing Rural Conversations

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

February 20, 2026

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Jesse Jackson (1941-2026)

Jesse Jackson speaking at the Democratic primary campaign rally at Hazard, Kentucky, Memorial Gymnasium, March 1988.

February 19, 2026

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“His & Hers” Lacks A Cohesive Tone, Leaving Its Small-Town Mystery in the Lurch

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,

February 19, 2026

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A Rural Calling: Dalton Barrett

“Don Julio.” “AT&T.” “Ruby Tuesday.” “Call of Duty.” These are among the stamps on small bags of street drugs that Dalton Barrett has recently gathered. “Frosted Flakes.” “Megamind.” “American Greed.” The “Monopoly”

February 18, 2026

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