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Anna Sophia Brown for The Sopris Sun
Balancing fear with the American Dream
Interviews with local Latino students revealed the underlying fear surrounding ICE operations and other multi-cultural challenges that immigrants and first-generation Americans face.
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Interactive mapping tool helps tell the story of California’s Tribal resistance
To visualize the history of Indigenous activism among the Maidu and Pit River nations, UC Davis scholars mapped areas of the North State’s mountainous terrain that have been successfully reclaimed by Tribes after previously being held by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
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Is the cost of the Thanksgiving meal less this year than last, despite most grocery prices being higher?
The American Farm Bureau Federation’s 2025 Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Survey finds that the average price of the classic holiday meal for 10 people is about 5% lower than in 2024.
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Citizen groups challenge secrecy and pollution concerns in Tucker County data center air permit decision
Three citizen groups are appealing the Department of Environmental Protection’s decision to issue an air permit for a power plant in Tucker County.
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Justin Hardiman for Capital B
Sowing Resilience
Rural communities across the country are grappling with food insecurity. Nine stories reveal how communities are navigating — and reimagining — the systems that have left them hungry.
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Credit: John Stember for Montana Free Press
The Shelter Gap
A three-part series examining barriers to buying, renting and building homes on reservation land in Montana — and highlighting the community benefits of secure housing.
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Illustration by Hrisanthi Pickett
Operation Timeline
What is the Trump administration’s impact on veterans and the military? We are tracking the developments day by day. Explore our timeline.
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The USDA defunded a program aimed at helping small farmers. What’s next for the Missouri farmers who relied on it?
November 25, 2025
The program reimbursed farmers for big purchases and helped make connections between farmers and potential buyers.
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‘The question our communities need to solve’
November 25, 2025
More than 3,800 people experienced homelessness in North Dakota and more than 2,400 used emergency shelters across the state. The overall numbers have grown by around 100 over the past year.
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Montana-grown ingredients for your Thanksgiving spread
November 24, 2025
Lentils, turkey, squash and potatoes can all come from inside Montana’s borders.
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Delta barn where Emmett Till was slain is bought as a ‘sacred site’
November 24, 2025
The injustice of the killers getting away with murder helped propel the modern civil rights movement.
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Cattle industry is keeping Oklahoma agriculture economy stronger as neighbors struggle
November 24, 2025
A recent survey shows farm income and borrowing power for crop producers are weak across the Great Plains, but the cattle industry has improved farm finances in some places, including Oklahoma.
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Hawai‘i Farmers Are Investing In Tech To Protect Property And Livestock
November 24, 2025
Hawaiʻi farmers and ranchers are adopting new forms of technology at a rapid pace.
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Local naturalization ceremonies reinstated by federal government after backlash
November 21, 2025
At least seven counties had received notices last week that their respective upcoming naturalization ceremonies would be canceled.
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A slump in international student enrollment
November 21, 2025
Declining numbers of international students coming to study in the U.S. hurts local economies, according to new data released this week.
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That new towering plume over Mat-Su’s landfill? It’s filtered water from decomposing trash
November 21, 2025
The vapor carries no measurable air pollution because of the way the runoff is processed by the machine.