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The Backroad Librarian: Opera — And, Yes, You're Still In Kansas
03/04/2009

Who needs La Scala (or Placido Domingo) when you can find a very good opera at a community college in rural Kansas?

Cool Places | Growth and Development
Speak Your Piece: Let's Get Disaster-Wise
03/03/2009

Greensburg Kansas celebrates 1st anniversarySmall towns that have survived natural disasters have learned something -- something critical to surviving "ordinary" times.

Arts and Culture | Cool Places
The Music Man of Zion
02/24/2009

red rock rondo playingComposer Phillip Bimstein conjures the ghosts, heroines and tensions of Southwest Utah and, with Red Rock Rondo, makes them sing.

Ag and Trade | Cool Places | Travel/Recreation
Letter from Langdon: Meet You in Ste. Genevieve
02/14/2009

Richard Oswald braved 6 hours of driving to meet with fellow members of the Missouri Farmers Union. And this year, he won the painting.

Arts and Culture | Cool Places
Searching for Traces of the Columbia
01/31/2009

falling space shuttle columbiaSix years ago, Gary McKee joined hundreds of volunteers and public safety officers to comb through East Texas. They were looking for remains of the space shuttle Columbia, that exploded and fell to earth February 1, 2003.

Cool Places | Travel/Recreation
New Coach, New Outlook, New Rodeo
01/20/2009

Sometimes it's easy to get a bad case of NOWWTCHAITDTWS. It's nice to get a coach in town who wants to be here — just like we do.

Cool Places | Growth and Development | Politics and Government
Michelle Obama, Will You Build a 'New Arthurdale'?
01/14/2009

Recession, Depression? Whatever you call it, the next First Lady should look back seven decades for a role model.

Arts and Culture | Cool Places
Paradise Padlocked: The World of Walter Anderson
01/06/2009
Walter Anderson thumbThe opus of a reclusive artist beats with Gulf Coast color, outliving him.
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In Sync with a Dollywood Holiday
12/31/2008
dollywood thumb Families (and mechanical soldiers) crowd out the teens: it's Christmas in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
Arts and Culture | Cool Places | People to Know
Guide Dogs for the Blind and Inspiration for All
12/24/2008
Rural residents raise and train dogs for the blind. Once a month is graduation night!
Daily Yonder | Keep It Rural
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