Arts & Culture
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How an Oil Boom Town Is Building New Opportunities Outside of the Oil Field
A decade after the Bakken oil rush, Watford City has remade itself into a growing community by keeping young people local
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Farm Aid, at 40, Offers a Lifeline for Farmers Facing Their Worst Crisis in Decades
Willie Nelson, Neil Young and Bob Dylan headline a milestone 12-hour benefit concert
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Iowa Republicans Are Erasing the State’s History
Sixty percent of the historical society archives are being trashed with no transparency
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Will Cuts in Rural Programs Leave the Same Lasting Wounds as the 2008 Financial Crisis?
Rural families like mine are still grappling with the long-term mental health consequences of housing loss
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What You Can Do to Protect Public Radio and TV
Our public media was designed to be free from political interference. Let’s keep it that way.
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Spearfishing Makes a Splash in Michigan
How one man’s passion brought new life to the sport in the Great Lakes
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Barbara Damrosch’s Life in the Garden
The acclaimed garden writer’s latest book is part memoir, part garden guide and part call to action
Holli Cederholm; photos by Kelsey Kobik
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When Fantasy Meets Reality: The Folly of Kings
“The 21st century seems replete with examples as to why autocracies are, to put it mildly, very stupid”
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In Times of Trouble, My Mother’s History Tells Me We Shall Overcome
Our lives are marked by our creative journeys, both inward and outward
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On Caucus Day in Iowa, a Different Kind of Spin Cycle
Ordinary acts of care teach us to look beyond false claims to glory
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May 29, 2025
With Rural Libraries Under Attack, a Washington Town Rallies to Defend Its Own
A state senator pulled funding from the Republic Library. Citizens responded by organizing to protect its inclusive community.
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Culture
April 13, 2025
Carín León Says There’s Nothing ‘Regional’ About His Music
A review of the latest album by the Grammy-winning Mexican artist and his challenge to the gringo music industry’s pigeonholing labels
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Culture
March 10, 2025
The New Mexico Mom Growing Political Power From a Community Garden
Small-scale growers find ways to reduce food insecurity
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