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Not Your Enemy: Reimagining the Human-Wildlife Divide
The new book Tenacious Beasts explores how we can work in partnership with our fellow animals
Dayton Martindale
Changing America One County at a Time
Joel Bleifuss
A Wisconsin schoolteacher’s strategy for reviving democracy in rural America
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Welcome to Barn Raiser: Your independent source for rural and small town news
Joel Bleifuss & Justin Perkins
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Hunting the Dinosaurs of Lake Winnebago
Conservation, community, and a hole in the ice
S. Nicole Lane
Food & Agriculture
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Meatpacking, Migration and the American Dream
Dayton Martindale
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Wisconsin’s Soil Sisters Are Growing More Than Food
Sheila Julson
Barn Raisers
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Rural America Isn’t What You Think
From “Flyover Country” to “The Heartland,” public perceptions of rural America are based on political rhetoric rather than data
Bryce Oates
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Mississippi River Dispatch
Joel Bleifuss
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How Farms and Small Businesses Can Get Federal Money for Solar
The Renewable Energy for America Program also provides grants for energy efficiency improvements.
Bryce Oates
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A Community Came Together To Revitalize a Run-Down Farmhouse
Patrick McNameeKing
Science & Environment
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Don’t Let Your Food Waste Become Sewage Sludge
The solid waste industry is greenwashing food waste-to-sewer programs
Laura Orlando
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How to Keep Your Home and Animals Safe From Coyotes
Patrick Kuklinski
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Wisconsin’s Forests: Destroyed, Now Reborn
Mike Dombeck
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Will the Cougar Return to Wisconsin?
The big cat once roamed the Midwest, and may yet do so again
John W. Laundré
Politics & Policy
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How Wisconsin Can Elect a Supreme Court Justice Who Will Protect Democracy
Four reasons why engaged citizens can sway the outcome
Robert Kraig
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Critical Race Theory has Town on Edge
Bomb threats, bullying, Christian nationalists and critical race theory divide Kiel, Wisconsin
Mario Koran
Religion
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The Politics of Loving Your Neighbor in Rural America
Rev. Dr. Judy Kincaid
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The Reverend’s Solution to New Year’s Resolutions
Rev. Dr. Judy Kincaid
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Let Everyone Take a Chance on Romance
Rev. Dr. Judy Kincaid
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The Battle Over Religion in Public Schools
Jonathan Zimmerman
Native Life
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Hemp Tea, Wild Rice and Smoked Fish
Growing the Anishinaabe renaissance one CSA box at a time on Madeline Island in Lake Superior
Kip Dooley
History
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“The Religious Life of the American Indian”: A View from 1911
Ohiyesa aka Charles Eastman
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Woman’s Wrongs: A Counter-Irritant
Mary Abigail Dodge
