The federal government is considering new definitions for what would be a "frontier and remote area." You have until January 4 to comment on the proposed definitions. Read, study and comment. These definitions matter.

Combine talent and innovation in one region and remarkable things can happen. Witness the cluster of glass makers in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

Franklin Roosevelt described decent housing as a basic human right. So why has the federal government been cutting housing assistance — especially in rural communities? And why are both the Obama administration and House Republicans targeting housing for cuts during the lame duck session of Congress?

Dee Davis's call for a new perspective on Eastern Kentucky (which you can find here) draws a strong reply from another longtime leader of community development.