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Growth and Development
Nonmetro Population Declines for First Time
05/10/2013

The percentage of U.S. population that lives outside metropolitan areas has been declining for generations, even though the raw number of nonmetro residents has continued to increase during that time. But from 2011 to 2012, the actual number of people living in nonmetro counties went down, for the first time since the federal government started keeping records.

Ag and Trade | Environment | Politics and Government
Thursday Roundup: What Farm Bill?
05/09/2013

Bureaucrat gone wild • Crucified on a cross of solar panels? • McConnell encourages Kentuckians to avoid tough questions about the future of coal  • Sales-tax bill allows tribal groups to audit merchants.

Growth and Development | Main Street Economics
Rural Unemployment Falls, but Jobs Decline
05/08/2013

Rural unemployment is down a bit from last year. But a majority of rural counties actually have fewer jobs now than they did in March 2012. The losses are worst in the nation’s most rural counties.

Ag and Trade | Main Street Economics
At Oakes Daylilies, Business Is Blooming
05/08/2013

The Oakes family turned a hobby into a thriving agricultural business. In a region where farms traditionally provide only a small portion of a family’s income, they’ve created full-time jobs for themselves and a dozen other workers.

People to Know
Trickster, Artist and Native American
05/06/2013

Raymond Thundersky roamed the streets of Cincinnati – a Native American in a clown costume who drew urban construction scenes, both real and imagined. Mary Annette Pember relates her own search to find the story behind this enigmatic “trickster” who connected worlds as he created his own.

Ag and Trade
View from the Levee: Heartless Heartland
05/05/2013

Modern monoculture polarizes communities, pitting neighbor against neighbor with a relentless focus on the bottom line. Is that how it has to be?

Media
Weekend Roundup: Buckwild II?
05/03/2013

Rural legislators and same-sex marriage in Minnesota • Marketing guns to pre-schoolers • NRA starts annual conference • Federal education official defends president’s budget proposal.

Ag and Trade | Politics and Government
Roundup: Kansas Lures Residents to Rural
05/02/2013

Will Democrats split over education as hey did over gun control? • Some farmers make more money when their crops fail, report says • Woman prosecuted for taking slaughterhouse video from public road • Appalachian coal’s decline is not temporary, company says.

BioFuels and Energy
Wind Energy, Income and Jobs
05/01/2013

Does wind-energy production lead to higher incomes and more jobs for local residents? A study of counties in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains indicates that answer may be yes.

Beyond Coal
A Region Worth More Than Mountaintops
04/30/2013

With production cut in half and steeper declines on the way, King Coal’s reign in Central Appalachia is over. The question is “what comes next?” To learn where their own future may lie, Kentuckians look to other rural regions – and themselves – to learn about economic transition.

Daily Yonder | Keep It Rural
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