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The Tao of Andy Griffith
12/20/2011

barney fifeTelevision used to portray small towns as tolerant, brimming with life lessons. 'Where have you gone, Barney Fife? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you....'

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Why It's Called 'The New Yorker'
12/05/2011

When The New Yorker magazine searched for the reason the federal government delayed the Keystone XL oil pipeline, it didn't look in Nebraska.

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Loose Emus and Much, Much More
07/08/2011

While newspapers in the big cities struggle, the small town press is finding things are going a bit better. People count on the local paper.

BioFuels and Energy | Media
Speak Your Piece: Mines and the Meeja
06/04/2011

occupation of deceasedThe closing of rural news bureaus in Appalachia and the report on the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster suggest that the deadly dangers of mining will go on, unreported and unabated.

Growth and Development | Media | Politics and Government
Speak Your Piece: The Times, the Election and Rural America
06/03/2011

The Brookings Institution and the New York Times are convinced the federal government spends "vastly more" per person in rural areas than in the cities. Why do they continue to get this story wrong?

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A State With Empty Bureaus
05/26/2011

The reporters who worked Eastern Kentucky news bureaus helped change the nation and brought Kentucky together. The last bureau will close this week.

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Speak Your Piece: My Cell Phone Saga
03/31/2011

Having to move from one cell-phone company to another takes a trip around Robin Hood's barn, a dozen calls, and several "shorter than usual" waits. Beth Bingman would like to speak with some (else) at AT&T.

Arts and Culture | Cool Places | Media
Tar Paper Shacks and Brokedown Palaces
03/04/2011

tile tobacco barn, red bluff GAIn some small communities, a deteriorating building may be the last vestige of local identity. Photographer Brian Brown is documenting the tobacco barns and old houses of South Georgia, hoping to bring them back to life.

Arts and Culture | Media
And the Oscar Ought to Go to...
02/18/2011

ree and siblingsWomen like Ree Dolly don’t come from the cities of America

Ag and Trade | Growth and Development | Media
How Rural Listeners Caught a Wave
11/17/2010

Neil Collins interviewingSince the first AM broadcast 90 years ago, rural Americans have drawn entertainment, weather forecasts, farm-price news, and more from radio. As with the Internet, early adoption rates were uneven across the country.

Daily Yonder | Keep It Rural
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