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Anya Petrone Slepyan for The Daily Yonder
Preserving Cherokee Language Ten Books at a Time
A collaboration between the New Kituwah Academy and Western Carolina University produces screen-printed books for learning Cherokee in a way that captures and reflects cultural sensibilities of the Tribe.
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After forcing resignations, USDA tries to walk back staff cuts and calls frontline workers ‘vital’
More than 700 USDA workers accepted resignation offers that provided months of paid leave. Now the agency is warning that key biosecurity work, like port inspections and outbreak response, will suffer without them.
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Feds threaten states’ transportation funding over noncompliance with immigration enforcement
Vermont’s largest public transit agency is now, as a result, weighing new training for its bus drivers on how to interact with federal agents.
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The Trump administration cut a key FEMA grant. What does that mean for Maine projects?
A total of 18 resilience projects in Maine had their BRIC applications terminated with the cancellation of the program and are now seeking alternate funding.
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Eric J. Shelton for Mississippi Today
Rural Realities
People are growing more skeptical about the value of higher education. This five-part series explores how institutions and students are meeting their educational needs and the demands of today’s rural workforce.
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Winik Sartwell for Carolina Public Press
Deserting Women
Rural North Carolina counties are seeing growing deserts of health services for women at local hospitals, with serious health implications. Multiple pressures are driving this trend. But solutions may be available.
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Jerry L Mennenga for the Flatwater Free Press
Nebraska Evolving
The perception is that Nebraska’s smaller communities are dying. The reality is that many rural Nebraska counties are now growing for one reason. Immigration.
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A small town in Kansas prepares for changes as a local hero is on the verge of sainthood
April 24, 2025
Earlier this year, Pope Francis named the Rev. Emil Kapaun ‘venerable,’ bringing him one step closer to canonization. The road ahead is long, but it could bring big changes to his small hometown.
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Many hope this NC county’s hospital won’t close. It’s the only one around.
April 24, 2025
Washington Regional Medical Center in rural Plymouth is a lifeline in a barren health landscape. But financial problems could threaten that.
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Starbase, the SpaceX site, is likely Texas’ next city. What happens next?
April 24, 2025
City leaders, who will be elected in May, will have just a short window to decide what services to provide, like police or fire, and how to tax residents.
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FEMA ended a grant program designed to help communities prevent disaster damages. Here’s where that leaves Vermont.
April 23, 2025
While some projects can move forward, more recent proposals are left seeking other sources of funding.
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Historic jail opens its doors to first art show
April 23, 2025
Their goal is twofold: to celebrate local art and to raise awareness for the jailhouse’s preservation needs.
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New Mat-Su special ed group looks to connect parents with district officials
April 23, 2025
The group’s first meeting is scheduled for April 28.
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Teaching Kansas students to read gets tougher after $22.6 million federal funding cut
April 23, 2025
Kansas used federal money on an evidence-based reading program. It was helping Kansas students improve their reading skills after pandemic learning loss.
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Hawaiʻi Farmers And Ranchers Face $46 Million In Federal Funding Cuts
April 23, 2025
The USDA decision has led to lost jobs, confusion and a setback on climate initiatives in the agricultural sector.
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Amid Ongoing Threats to Local Food Systems, Alaska Native and Rural Alaskan Leaders Imagine Alternatives
April 23, 2025
Cascading environmental, economic, and political factors are making it increasingly challenging to put food on the table in rural Alaska. These communities are looking to the past, and the future, for solutions.