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Wendell Berry: What New York Times Columnist Paul Krugman Gets Wrong About Rural America
‘Those of us who speak for the country (“rural America”) must never give up’
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How Illinois Is Bringing Grocery Stores Back to Main Street
A team at Western Illinois University, bolstered by a first-of-its-kind initiative, is helping towns across the state democratize their food economy
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The Shrinking Mississippi Delta County Where Getting a Degree Means Leaving Home Behind
In Issaquena County, Mississippi, the entangled history of race, segregation and education raise hard questions about the county’s future
Molly Minta, Mississippi Today; photography by Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today
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Our Readers’ Favorite Books of 2023
The books—old and new—that our readers and staff enjoyed this year
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A Wandering Spirit, A Driftless Heart
Remembering the life and novels of David Rhodes one year after his death
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Madeline Island Moves Toward Zero Waste
How residents on a remote Wisconsin island turn trash to treasure
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Rage Against the Outrage Machine
The virtue of seeing the other in their many dimensions
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How the ’70s Counterculture Shaped My Ozark Childhood
Going back-to-the-land meant confronting my family's, and our nation's, fraught racial history
From Midwest Connections
Midwest Connections
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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October 17, 2023
Ecliptical Realities
A writer's quest to discover the allure of the eclipse
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Healthcare
October 9, 2023
As Rural Hospitals Disappear, Air Ambulances Struggle to Fill the Gap
Air ambulances are now a lifeline for many rural communities. But there is no guarantee they'll stick around.
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History
September 18, 2023
Pioneer Letitia Carson Escaped Slavery to Became One of Oregon’s First Farmers
Racial justice advocates work to memorialize the historic homestead of Letitia and her white husband David Carson
Jaclyn Moyer, High Country News
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