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Justin Taylor for The Current GA
Georgia students urge Oreo maker, others to protect Okefenokee Swamp
University students with a personal connection to the Okefenokee urge miners, manufacturers to leave Trail Ridge alone.
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Paris officials say it is too late in the budget cycle to consider alternatives to Police Department staffing
The debate over contracting with the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office is not fading, even as Norway and Oxford make clear they are not interested in a regional partnership.
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Grand Isle County’s top prosecutor cited for DUI
State’s Attorney Douglas DiSabito was arrested Tuesday in a St. Albans courthouse on suspicion of drunken driving.
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Colorado policies cater to urban school districts even though more are rural, report says
A new report explores how state education policies often fail to meet the needs of rural districts and how those districts’ students still find success.
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Gordon Hodges for Door County Knock
Locked Out: Door County’s affordable housing shortage
An in-depth series on Door County’s affordable housing shortage, examining its causes, shrinking availability and the roadblocks to building more.
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Courtesy of U.S. Senate.
Caridnal News 250: Virginia’s stories. A nation’s birth.
The project spotlights Virginia’s overlooked contributions to America’s march to independence ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary, or semiquincentennial.
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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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With Iran War, food prices will grow faster than originally expected this year, USDA predicts
April 14, 2026
In late February, the US Department of Agriculture had already predicted food prices in 2026 would increase faster than inflation. A month into the war, some prices will likely skyrocket.
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Hotline for Pa. farmers sees major drop in calls, texts amid mental health crisis
April 14, 2026
The Shapiro administration is now delivering $100,000 to staff the helpline, though the nonprofit that operates it had also requested funds for promotion.
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A Northern Panhandle town is still recovering from flooding. They have some suggestions for elected officials.
April 14, 2026
In June 2025, Triadelphia was devastated by flooding that killed nine people and destroyed dozens of houses. Residents there see room for common sense change to state and federal laws.
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Future of federal forest plan for NC mountains in doubt after court ruling
April 13, 2026
Federal court found Forest Service relied on flawed analysis of impact on animals when it crafted forest plan favoring timber harvesting.
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Ohio cafe will host drag story hour despite online hate campaign
April 13, 2026
Coterie Lounge and Café in West Chester is standing strong in the face of hate posts on social media and calls to boycott the space.
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Tenants unions gain ground across Missouri as renters fight for affordable housing
April 13, 2026
Renters across Missouri are forming tenants unions to fight rent increases, evictions and limited affordable housing options. In smaller towns, the lack of affordable housing can hit communities hard.
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Wyoming electric utility dumps wind and solar in long-term planning
April 13, 2026
PacifiCorp’s previous upward trajectory for renewable energy will flatline beyond 2027 while its forecasted greenhouse emissions will rise.
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Elizabethtown, Tupper Lake and Ticonderoga inch toward water solutions
April 13, 2026
Adirondack communities face a long, and costly, journey to build and improve water infrastructure.
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Flight data offers another look at Colorado’s snowpack. The view is grim.
April 13, 2026
Research groups, news organizations and water officials have been blaring warnings about the worst snowpack in history and water supply concerns heading into the summer.