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By Bill Bishop

Racing For '08/Archive
Speak Your Piece: The Appalachian Vote and Dirty Uniforms
05/30/2008
Jesse Jackson came to Appalachia in 1988 — and he kept coming back. In Hazard, Kentucky, he filled the high school gym with people who just wanted to touch him.
BioFuels and Energy | Main Street Economics
Higher Gas Prices Lower Exurban Home Values
05/28/2008
Rising prices for gasoline have lowered the price of houses distant from the center of densely populated cities. Will the rural housing market suffer in a time of high gas prices?
Main Street Economics
Yonder 40 Continues to Lead Stock Indexes
05/25/2008
Last week was tough, as all major indexes lost about three percent of their value. But the Yonder 40 is besting other measures of economic performance.
Ag and Trade | Main Street Economics
Cabela's Leads Rural Stocks as Farm Bill Teeters
05/04/2008
Higher food prices find winners and losers among rural companies. Meanwhile, President Bush holds out veto threat on farm bill supported by Democrats.
Main Street Economics
The Price of a Pickup Truck
04/27/2008
Crashes involving pickups are twice as likely to cause fatalities than wrecks involving only SUVs or passenger cars.
Ag and Trade | Food
Will Genetically Modified Crops End Food Crisis?
04/25/2008
The global food crisis is leading countries to rethink their bans on genetically modified seed, hoping the new products will increase crop yields.
Main Street Economics
2007 Was Good For The Rural Economy, KC Fed Reports
04/21/2008
2007 was relatively good for the rural economy, as rising prices for oil, gas, coal and ag products propelled those industries. Wages for rural jobs rose more than for jobs in the cities.
Ag and Trade | Main Street Economics
Korea Trade Deal Lifts Meat Packing Companies
04/19/2008
Yonder 40 outpaces all other indexes, led this week by meatpacking stocks. Smithfield and Tyson rise after South Korea drops its beef ban.
Ag and Trade | Main Street Economics | Racing For '08/Archive
Speak Your Piece: There's More To Rural Than Agriculture
04/17/2008
Farming is a shorthand for rural during campaigns. But the assumption that you can talk about agriculture as a surrogate for small towns leaves rural America short-changed.
Ag and Trade | BioFuels and Energy | Food
Has Ethanol Led to Food Riots? No, Says A&M Report
04/15/2008
Yes, food prices worldwide are rising and basic foods are in short supply. But it's hard to put all the blame for riots in Haiti and shortages in India on corn ethanol in the U.S.
Daily Yonder | Keep It Rural
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