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By Bill Bishop

Health
More Isn't Better In Health Care Spending
06/23/2009

Spending on health care varies wildly from one part of the country to another. But there is no relationship between spending and good care.

BioFuels and Energy
Energy Research, Nukes to Propel Rural Economy
06/22/2009

Yonder 40 Stocks June 20, 2009 Gun sales are hot now, but global warming is turning billions in research and construction toward rural power projects.

Broadband and Tech
Rural Americans Adopt Broadband, But Gap Remains
06/17/2009

The latest survey of broadband use finds that rural residents are adopting this technology quickly, but the gap between rural and urban remains.

Education
What Makes A Good Rural School
06/11/2009

Why do some rural schools succeed? Three Alabamians look and find some answers.

Broadband and Tech
First, Interstate Highways, Now Broadband
06/01/2009

The Federal Communications Commission chair didn't provide a plan for bringing broadband to rural America, but he did point to a way.

Ag and Trade | Food
European Elections to Decide Food Labeling Controversy
05/28/2009

Giant Chickens in Brno

Europe is headed toward a continent-wide election — and to promote the event, voters are being told the new Parliament will decide how food is labeled.

Broadband and Tech | Main Street Economics
Verizon Abandons Rural America, But Yonder 40 Soars
05/24/2009

Yonder 40 stock indexVerizon sheds its rural phone lines even as the Yonder 40 stock index outshines its big city rivals.

Main Street Economics | Politics and Government
Brokaw Says Big Counties Cheaper Than Small. They Aren't
04/29/2009

NBC's Tom Brokaw wrote recently that the recession was a good reason for states to consolidate local governments, schools and colleges into larger jurisdictions. It's not.

Main Street Economics
Gun and Ammo Sales Help Lift Rural Stock Index
04/25/2009

The Yonder 40, the Stock Index for Rural America Fears that Democrats in Washington, D.C., will pass new laws restricting firearms have lifted gun sales — and the Yonder 40, the stock index for rural America.

Growth and Development | Main Street Economics
Does Wal-Mart Matter?
04/07/2009

Wal-Mart is either a county's savior or the source of its destruction, depending on one's point of view. Or, a study finds, maybe Wal-Mart doesn't mean much either way.

Daily Yonder | Keep It Rural
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