Review: ‘Huckleberry Finn’ Retelling Wrestles With Writing, and Righting, Historical Wrongs
In Percival Everett’s novel “James,” what begins as wry satire descends into rage.
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Rural Jails Turn to Community Health Workers To Help the Newly Released Succeed
Substance abuse and mental illness, both common among incarcerated people, make reentry difficult. These professionals want to ease the burden.
One Path to Easing the Rural Counselor Shortage
Students in the rootEd Alliance counseling program are twice as likely to be on track for a career making a living wage.
Republicans Double Down on School Vouchers by Taking Fight to Rural Members of Their Own Party
For years, rural Republican state legislators have bucked the party’s support for funneling public funds into private schools through education vouchers. Now Republican leaders are ramping up pressure on these holdouts.
New Proposals Inch Farm Bill Toward Finish Line
Seven months past the farm bill’s expiration date, Congress still has not passed new legislation. Last week, there were finally rumblings of progress in D.C.
Analysis: The Myth of Rural Voters’ Power in the House of Representatives
Some pundits see insidious threats to representative democracy in rural voters’ “disproportionate” voting power in Congress. The facts say otherwise.
Maine’s Firefighters Rarely Fight Fires. Instead They’re Answering Medical Calls.
In 2022, just 4.5 percent of calls that came into Maine fire departments were for fires. Seventy percent were for medical assistance.
Out of Print but Not Out of News: Canadian Record’s Impact Lives Online and in New Public TV Documentary
The documentary “For the Record” examines the role of local journalism through the lens of the award-winning news organization that serves the city of Canadian in the Texas Panhandle.
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