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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

45 Degrees North: Voting While Female

It’s been very, very cold here at 45 degrees north. Cold enough to freeze water pipes, and then some. Once those pipes are frozen, people don’t always make the best choices about

February 13, 2026

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Q&A: Journalist and Filmmaker Jon Bonfiglio

In September 2025, my colleague Ilana Newman and I canoed 50 nautical miles down the Hudson River to spend time in and report on the environmental issues faced by the rural communities

February 13, 2026

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Cuts to Childcare Grants Leave Rural Students in Limbo

Major changes to a federal childcare grant program have forced student parents across the country to scramble for care in the middle of the academic year. The disruption has been felt by

February 11, 2026

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Community Builds Keep the Cold Air Out

Neighbors helping neighbors. In a nutshell, that’s one way to describe the WindowDressers build. It happens in school gyms, American Legion Halls, churches – any place where a few tables can be

February 10, 2026

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45 Degrees North: What A Mess

Last year, an ice storm in late March knocked down many trees in my area, including around the edges of two fields behind my house. A few weeks later, a work crew

February 6, 2026

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Q&A: Lisa J. Smith on Supporting Rural Student Parents

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

February 6, 2026

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Q&A: Ryan Dennis on the History of Agriculture

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

February 6, 2026

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Q&A: Ryan Dennis on the History of Agriculture

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

February 6, 2026

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Q&A: Ryan Dennis on the History of Agriculture

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

February 6, 2026

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Are “Hamnet” and its Rural Representation Fated for an Oscar?

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 5, 2026

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