It’s no small deal to be on this falconry team. And you’d better be OK with butchering quail to feed the falcons their daily 10% of their body weight.
Frictionless Living: When Life Is Just Too Convenient
Can we find value and meaning in life’s frictions again?
Can we find value and meaning in life’s frictions again?
Commentary: On Whitewashing History
Trump’s administration attempts to hide and erase parts of American history related to slavery and systemic oppression will lead to a stunted nation that cannot grow.
Trump’s administration attempts to hide and erase parts of American history related to slavery and systemic oppression will lead to a stunted nation that cannot grow.
Trump Wants to Eliminate a Grant Program Because It Funds ‘Equity-Building and Green Energy Initiatives’
Policy experts most familiar with the Community Services Block Grant program say eliminating it would hit rural communities especially hard.
Policy experts most familiar with the Community Services Block Grant program say eliminating it would hit rural communities especially hard.
Research: Policies to Keep Rural Maternity Units Open Not Working
Research into obstetrics units closing across the country has found that policy decisions to keep them open in rural areas aren’t working.
Research into obstetrics units closing across the country has found that policy decisions to keep them open in rural areas aren’t working.
Q&A: Carbon Credits in Rural Communities
Forest economist Mary Ignatiadis talks about the potentials and shortcomings of the complex emission-reduction tool, and how the startup Renoster is shaking up the market.
Forest economist Mary Ignatiadis talks about the potentials and shortcomings of the complex emission-reduction tool, and how the startup Renoster is shaking up the market.
Trump Administration Declares Timber Emergency After Decades of Employment Decline in the Industry
In rural communities formerly dependent on natural resource extraction industries, like logging, will Trump’s land management policies help or hurt?
In rural communities formerly dependent on natural resource extraction industries, like logging, will Trump’s land management policies help or hurt?
Native Nations Reshape Rural Health Care Through Tribal Governance
Tribes strengthen sovereignty by reclaiming control of health care systems from Indian Health Services, improving access and outcomes on rural reservations.
Tribes strengthen sovereignty by reclaiming control of health care systems from Indian Health Services, improving access and outcomes on rural reservations.
Research: Appalachia Can Expect More Frequent Hurricanes and More Intense Storms
This year’s hurricane season is projected to be above average, and climatologists believe hurricanes will continue to be significant weather events affecting Appalachia.
This year’s hurricane season is projected to be above average, and climatologists believe hurricanes will continue to be significant weather events affecting Appalachia.
A Garage-Saler’s Paradise: Miles of Bargains on the Open Road
The thrill of a good deal can last hundreds of miles on highways that host America’s “longest” yard sales, attracting visitors, new residents, and economic activity to rural areas.
The thrill of a good deal can last hundreds of miles on highways that host America’s “longest” yard sales, attracting visitors, new residents, and economic activity to rural areas.
Q&A: What It Means to Be ‘An Ordinary White’
A University of Kansas historian and author of the new memoir ‘Wages of Whiteness’ talks growing up in small town Illinois, and the state of higher education under Trump, and how diversity training falls short.
A University of Kansas historian and author of the new memoir ‘Wages of Whiteness’ talks growing up in small town Illinois, and the state of higher education under Trump, and how diversity training falls short.
Preserving the Land With Love and Devotion
A faith community preserves their sacred land in rural Kentucky.
A faith community preserves their sacred land in rural Kentucky.
Rural Roundup: New Summer TV Shows for Your Watchlist
This summer’s crop of rural TV shows is bringing family drama, teenage dreams, and zombies to your living room.
This summer’s crop of rural TV shows is bringing family drama, teenage dreams, and zombies to your living room.
SNAP Cuts Threaten Rural Grocery Stores in South Texas
The funding cuts passed in the 2025 reconciliation bill threaten to deepen food insecurity and strain local grocery stores, worsening already critical food deserts.
The funding cuts passed in the 2025 reconciliation bill threaten to deepen food insecurity and strain local grocery stores, worsening already critical food deserts.
45 Degrees North: Don’t Jinx the Road Work
Summer road projects will be finished soon (fingers crossed). While you’re waiting for a flagger to wave you through, here are some things traffic apps won’t tell you.
Summer road projects will be finished soon (fingers crossed). While you’re waiting for a flagger to wave you through, here are some things traffic apps won’t tell you.
Commentary: Living in the Shadow of the American Dream
A father’s reflections on the quiet, unseen struggles of working families today.
A father’s reflections on the quiet, unseen struggles of working families today.