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Torn apart by chaos in Afghanistan, a refugee family is reunited in Bennington
April 18, 2024
As Musa and Zakia Muslim Yar and their three sons made their way to the Kabul airport to fly to the U.S. in 2021, the couple got separated from their two boys amid the crush of people trying to flee the country.
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Rhinebeck’s Rural and Undeveloped Character Remains Strong, New Report States
April 09, 2024
The habitat map and report marks the first update to the survey of the town’s ecological resources since 2007. Local officials intend to use it to identify the areas of greatest ecological significance, develop conservation goals, examine development trends, and establish conservation policies.
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To close or stay open? Ahead of the eclipse, Texas schools weighed logistical hurdles versus learning opportunities
April 05, 2024
Some districts will close for the day expecting traffic jams and busy city services. Others will stay open for parents who can’t find child care.
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Documentary video on Seth MacFarlane features local residents
April 04, 2024
The well-known actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian and singer grew up in the small Connecticut town.
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A Rare Printing Press, a Community Art Space, a Small Town Where Creativity Thrives
March 19, 2024
In Mancos, Colorado, the discovery of a rare Cranston printing press sparked the creation of a community art space, illustrating the potential of rural places as artistic and creative hubs.
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Thousands of churches will likely close down. What happens to all that real estate?
March 15, 2024
A new book looks at the ways churches could be reused for the public good in the future, including rural sanctuaries partnering with health care centers.
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Invisible Ground historical markers merge past and present
March 14, 2024
Where to find the eight markers across Athens County.
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Man charged with shooting 3 Palestinian students makes first in-person court appearance
March 08, 2024
The November shooting became international news amidst the Israel-Hamas war, which is still raging in Gaza. Many activists in Burlington (pop. 45,000) and Vermont called for the act to be prosecuted as a hate crime.
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Protesters far outnumber Westboro demonstrators in Owasso
March 07, 2024
The handful of Westboro Baptist Church demonstrators who gathered outside of Owasso High School just after 2 p.m. Wednesday sported signs with captions that targeted transgender and nonbinary people.
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As wildfires rage through Panhandle, Fritch residents seek respite at church
March 01, 2024
Shaken by the devastation, families find comfort in each other as they pick through the rubble and commune at a church in nearby Borger.
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A Texas school has punished a Black student over his hairstyle for months. Neither side is backing down.
February 22, 2024
A trial over the Barbers Hill school district’s dress code will test Texas’ new CROWN Act, which prohibits discrimination based on hairstyles.
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For Good or Bad, Norman Lear Helped Erase Rural America from TV
February 22, 2024
The white-hot popularity of Lear’s “All in the Family” 53 years ago gave CBS Television leverage to purge a host of rural-based sitcoms that were “permanently in the past even when they were contemporary.”
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Anti-Semitic propaganda distributed again in Wausau
February 04, 2024
Residents in Wausau say they received anti-Semitic leaflets stuffed in their mailboxes over the weekend that connects Jewish religious law with satanism.
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Outage hits parts of Hollister and Tres Pinos during 49ers game
January 29, 2024
A power outage affected as many as 5,000 customers, which occurred during the NFL championship game between the San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions, which the bay area team eventually won 34-31.
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Vaccine exemptions surge in Wyoming
January 24, 2024
Likely spurred by flawed studies in the 90s and vaccine fears during the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of religious exemptions continues to grow.
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