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By Tim Marema

Politics and Government | Travel/Recreation
House Bill Would Gouge Rural Transit
02/02/2012

Rural transportation leaders are speaking out against a proposal before Congress that would cut funding for needed public transit programs.

Broadband and Tech
There's an 'App' for That
10/13/2011

When G. C. Kincer started his own Internet service in Whitesburg, Kentucky, the big telecom moved in to beat him. And after the big company won, it slowed its investment. There's a lesson in that story.

Environment
Stimulus Money Begins Flowing in Forests
03/11/2009

Money from the federal stimulus bill is beginning to flood into the national forests. Lots of money is being spent on road maintenance and brush clearing.

Broadband and Tech
Jobs or Access? How Best to Boost Broadband
01/21/2009

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A group of Internet experts debates how broadband funds in the economic stimulus effort should be allocated.

Environment | Politics and Government
Thin the Forests, Swell the Rural Economy
01/19/2009

Conservation leaders see savings -- of money, lands, and rural economies -- in wiser management of national forests.

Arts and Culture
Pollen & Pledge Drives Fill the Air
04/11/2008
KNBA elders showCommunity radio stations -- sacred, snooty, newsy -- are abloom with solicitations. Don't touch that dial! It's a rite of spring.
Racing For '08/Archive
Romney's Michigan Revival
01/16/2008
Michigan GOP primary pieMichigan's native son wins his first primary: in Michigan. Republican Mitt Romney's margins were greater in urban areas, but he won in rural Michigan, too.
Arts and Culture
Okra Santa
12/23/2007
okra santa thambVisions of sugarplums? No way, when last summer's garden overflowed with okra. Grab your inner crafter and make an everasting elf.
Food | Health
Healthy Food Choices Scarcer in Rural Areas, Study Says
12/21/2007
If America's fruits and vegetables are grown in rural areas, wouldn't it just make sense that rural residents would have better access to healthy foods like these? Nope, says a study from South Carolina, which found that the opposite it true.
Racing For '08/Archive
Live Reports: Democrats Talk Rural on a Saturday Afternoon
10/27/2007
Live reports all Saturday afternoon from the National Summit on Agriculture and Rural Life. The top three Democratic candidates for president will address rural issues and the Yonder will let you know what they say.
Daily Yonder | Keep It Rural
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