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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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Q&A: Dr. Holland Haynie on Rethinking Rural

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you see here? You can join the mailing list at

December 19, 2025

by Daily Yonder

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

Q&A: Dr. Holland Haynie on Rethinking Rural

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

Illinois Is Taking a Close Look at the Potential Effects of the Data Center Boom

In the early 2000s, Lori McKiernan worked in a data center outside Denver, Colorado, for a stint during her career with United Airlines.

March 23, 2026

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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

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Introducing Yonder Radio

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

March 20, 2026

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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

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“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

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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

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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

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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

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