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Bill Would Let Churches Build Affordable Housing Without Zoning Restrictions
February 04, 2026
In Oklahoma, affordable housing is scarce, which contributes to the state having the sixth-highest eviction rate in the nation, according to the most recent available data.
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A pastor searched for a missing congregant. He found a car with the keys on the floor
January 28, 2026
Evaristo Kalonji, an asylum seeker from Angola who has no criminal record, vanished from South Portland. He turned up in one detention center, then another.
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Minnesota churches respond to ICE presence with prayer, solidarity
January 27, 2026
Some Greater Minnesota churches opened their doors for fellowship on ‘ICE Out of Minnesota’ day.
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Last call at Pepper Pod ends 113 years of flapjacks and chicken-fried steaks. Will a sense of community go hungry?
January 18, 2026
Earlier this month, the Hudson institution known for affordability and family-friendly fare served its final meals after only a week’s notice. Here’s an inside look at a tear-filled final day.
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Recent flooding closed Cal’s Books. This group of young people is working to bring it back
January 08, 2026
The flooding in Redding and other parts of California caused by a storm on Dec. 21 left a still-unknown number of businesses and residences severely damaged, including Cal’s Books, which opened in 1974.
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Why Women Now Lead 6 of 8 Pulpits in Red Hook, Defying a Male-Dominated National Trend
December 22, 2025
Bucking national trends, Red Hook has become a rare place where women lead six of eight Christian congregations. In this six-part series, The Daily Catch explores not only how that happened what brought them to ministry.
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‘Homesick for the Land Itself’
December 17, 2025
Author, farmer and advocate Brooks Lamb on cultivating common ground through love for the land.
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From big cities to rural Pennsylvania: The ‘Shop Ladies of Brookville’ have brought flair to a small town
December 16, 2025
Drawn by historic homes and a slower pace, these women moved to rural Pennsylvania and opened their own storefronts all while building a network of support and friendship.
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Crow Tribe looks to ‘reset the clock’ on blood quantum requirements, expand enrollment
December 05, 2025
The proposed legislation would alter things so all existing members would be considered as having 100% Crow “blood.”
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Cherokee Nation celebrates cemetery acquisition where historic leaders were laid to rest
December 04, 2025
The cemetery is located in Tahlequah, near the capital of the Cherokee Nation.
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Haines mayor proposes borough ‘return Tlingit Park to the Tlingits’
December 03, 2025
The land would come with a caveat, according to Morphet’s plan. The trail through the park would remain open to public use.
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Interactive mapping tool helps tell the story of California’s Tribal resistance
November 26, 2025
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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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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Muscogee Nation sounds alarm to prioritize language revitalization efforts, declares state of emergency
November 17, 2025
A 2024 study estimated fewer than 300 first-language Muscogee speakers remain, most of whom are over 60 years old.
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