Speak Your Piece: Sushi At Midnight
The city has more of everything -- except friendships and connections, a country couple discovers when they test the "theory of multiples."
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Review: ‘Stray Dog’
Ron “Stray Dog” Hall defies stereotypes in this slice-of-life documentary about a Vietnam veteran in rural Missouri created by Debra Granik, director of Winter’s Bone. It’s a quiet film of a compassionate warrior…
Elizabeth Wooten: On Her Own Land
The 91-year-old widow of modest means stood her ground against powerful coal interests and helped inspire Kentucky voters to outlaw the notorious broad-form deed.
Sandy Rosenblith: Tenacious Visionary
A rural advocate who helped strengthen the field of rural development through national efforts that produced local results is remembered as passionate, effective, and unrelenting.
Rural by Choice: Rachel Reynolds Luster
From her home in the “MOzark” Mountains, Rachel Reynolds Luster invests a lot in her community as a librarian, folklorist, co-op organizer, and musician. In return, the community has invested a lot in her, she says.
Rural by Choice: Tyler Vacha
Native Nebraskan Tyler Vacha used to commute from Des Moines, Iowa to Lyons, Nebraska, where he works for the Center for Rural Affairs. Then Vacha and his wife decided to move to Lyons, which is just 40 minutes from the town where he grew…
Speak Your Piece: Everyone Plays
In rural America, we can’t afford to leave anyone on the bench. Everyone gets to play – even the old guy who misjudges the talent.
Ky. Sports Assoc. v. Cordia: Win or Go Home
In a state where basketball is a religion, a small, mountain school is accused of heresy – disturbing the hierarchy of Kentucky high school sports. Fined, sanctioned and harassed for its transfer students – many of whom are…
Rural Young People: ‘A Lot in Common’
Is there such a thing as a common “rural experience”? Rural ambassadors at this week’s YouthBuild events in Washington, D.C., find that the answer is yes.
Rural Youth on Challenges and Cabbages
Rural youth from across the country meet at the Rural Caucus in Washington, D.C. this weekend to share stories, support and culinary metaphors.