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Q&A: Dr. Holland Haynie on Rethinking Rural

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December 19, 2025

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Q&A: Dr. Holland Haynie on Rethinking Rural

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December 19, 2025

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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.”

Can Cows and Solar Power Coexist? We’re About to Find Out

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News. It is unusual to have a utility-scale

Commentary: Congress Needs to Codify Farmers’ Right-to-Repair

Agriculture probably isn’t the first industry that comes to mind when thinking of the latest technology, but farmers and ranchers rely on machines dependent on the latest technology. “Farm equipment can’t be

August 25, 2026

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Researchers Work to Address Alzheimer’s and Dementia in Rural Communities

Isolation.

August 25, 2026

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Commentary: As Farm Bill Stalls, New Legislation Emerges Tackling Unfair Markets in Agriculture

prompting a rare joint rebuke by the country’s two largest farm groups.

August 24, 2026

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Q&A: Taylor Goldenstein on the Unique Politics of Data Centers in Texas

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

August 21, 2026

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Yonder Radio Special Report – Power Dynamics: The Rural Data Center Boom

Yonder Radio’s first-ever special report is called Power Dynamics: The Rural Data Center Boom.

August 21, 2026

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$50B Rural Health Transformation Program Needs More Transparency, Groups Say

which oversees the Rural Health Transformation Program — and some states aren’t proactively sharing information about where the funding is going and how it will be used.

August 21, 2026

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Non-Profit Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Delivers Drug Access to Rural Hospitals

Hawaii, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

August 20, 2026

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“Little House on the Prairie” Gains Historical Context, Retains Wholesome Charm, in Latest TV Remake

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,

August 20, 2026

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A Rural Calling: Sisters Gretchen Shaffer and Kathleen O’Hagan

In February of 1975, 25 Appalachian Catholic bishops released a document titled “This Land is Home to Me: A Pastoral Letter on Powerlessness in Appalachia.” Written in free verse, it describes the

August 19, 2026

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