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By Bill Bishop

Arts and Culture | Cool Places
More Rural Nebraskans Believe Their Communities Are Getting Better
12/09/2008
In its 13th annual poll of rural Nebraskans, the University of Nebraska finds a people who are happy, trusting and friendly.
Main Street Economics
A Look Around Yonder On Recession's One-Year Anniversary
12/03/2008
There are bankruptcies in both chicken and wine country here a year into the latest recession. But when you feel down, remember Fuzzy.
Main Street Economics
Packaged Foods and Cheaper Goods Flourish as Rural Communities Face Downturn
12/01/2008
Companies in the rural stock index, the Daily Yonder 40, rose last week with the rest of the market. The best performers produced inexpensive goods.
Politics and Government
Barack Obama and Rural America — How Will They Get Along?
11/24/2008
Barack Obama is the nation's first truly urban president. What will that mean for rural America?
Media | People to Know
Tom Gish, Dead At 82, Was Rural America's Best Journalist
11/23/2008

Tom and Pat Gish owned The Mountain Eagle in Whitesburg, Kentucky, since 1956. They created a great local paper that also changed the nation.

Main Street Economics
Yonder 40 Rural Stocks Fall Below Dow For First Time Since February
11/17/2008
From meat processors to retailers, Yonder 40 falls. The index of rural economy falls below Dow for the first time in nine months.
Growth and Development | Immigration
Immigrants in Nebraska Pay More in Taxes than They Receive in Services
10/21/2008
meatpackers thumbWhile 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.
Ag and Trade
Speak Your Piece: New York Times Writes About Food Without Farmers
10/15/2008
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.
Main Street Economics
After 'Worst Week Ever' Yonder 40 Still Leads Other Stock Indexes
10/13/2008
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.
Main Street Economics
Rural Stocks Fall Harder Than Dow And S&P 500
10/06/2008
The week the House and Senate passed the financial bailout bill was hard on all stocks. It was harder on rural companies than others.
Daily Yonder | Keep It Rural
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