Presidents of rural community colleges typically must contend with geographic isolation, a static local economy, and meager funding. A researcher says it's time to "ruralize" the job description and attract those people most likely to succeed.
Hispanic Americans are less likely to vote than are Blacks, Asians, and non-Hispanic Whites, largely because they haven't registered. Two North Carolina groups are trying to change that in the state's rural eastern counties.
A county in eastern North Carolina invested in a community wireless internet system five years ago and already has lots to show for it: higher graduation rates and new businesses. With new technologies on the horizon, low-cost WiFi may soon be with reach for all rural communities.
Revised EPA standards show 45 rural counties with health-hazardous levels of ozone. And environmental experts say crops and forests are at even greater risk than people.
Presidents of rural community colleges typically must contend with geographic isolation, a static local economy, and meager funding. A researcher says it's time to "ruralize" the job description and attract those people most likely to succeed.
Hispanic Americans are less likely to vote than are Blacks, Asians, and non-Hispanic Whites, largely because they haven't registered. Two North Carolina groups are trying to change that in the state's rural eastern counties.
A county in eastern North Carolina invested in a community wireless internet system five years ago and already has lots to show for it: higher graduation rates and new businesses. With new technologies on the horizon, low-cost WiFi may soon be with reach for all rural communities.
As Texas springs into bloom, a DeWitt County family reunites and savors a custom from the Old Country.
Revised EPA standards show 45 rural counties with health-hazardous levels of ozone. And environmental experts say crops and forests are at even greater risk than people.
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