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In its 13th annual poll of rural Nebraskans, the University of Nebraska finds a people who are happy, trusting and friendly.
There are bankruptcies in both chicken and wine country here a year into the latest recession. But when you feel down, remember Fuzzy.
Barack Obama is the nation's first truly urban president. What will that mean for rural America?
Tom and Pat Gish owned The Mountain Eagle in Whitesburg, Kentucky, since 1956. They created a great local paper that also changed the nation.
From meat processors to retailers, Yonder 40 falls. The index of rural economy falls below Dow for the first time in nine months.
While the native born population in Nebraska has barely grown recently, the number of immigrants has increased by a third in just the last six years.
When the New York Times wrote about food, the editors consulted web site designers, filmmakers and authors. Maybe next time they'll talk to a farmer. Or maybe two.
All but two stocks on the Yonder 40 fell last week, the worst week in the history of the New York Stock Exchange. Still, the 40 stocks picked to reflect the rural economy did better than the rest.
The week the House and Senate passed the financial bailout bill was hard on all stocks. It was harder on rural companies than others.