Quiet and contemplative, the Netflix film offers a moving meditation on how a changing world affects us all.
A Mental Health First Aid Training Helps Address Growing Rural Mental Health Crisis
The new training initiative already has a proven track record of rural community members stepping up as the first line of help in a mental health crisis.
The new training initiative already has a proven track record of rural community members stepping up as the first line of help in a mental health crisis.
Q&A: Author Art Cullen on Rural Iowa and Screaming Louder
Iowan author and editor Art Cullen discusses his new book, ‘Dear Marty, We Crapped in Our Nest: Notes from the Edge of the World.’
Iowan author and editor Art Cullen discusses his new book, ‘Dear Marty, We Crapped in Our Nest: Notes from the Edge of the World.’
Commentary: An Exhibit of Queer and Evangelical Appalachian Art Speaks to Our Political Moment
“The Place Speaks” at the East Tennessee State University’s Reece Museum opens a dialogue across America’s cultural divide.
“The Place Speaks” at the East Tennessee State University’s Reece Museum opens a dialogue across America’s cultural divide.
‘We Have to Tell These Stories:’ the Architects of Queer History in Rural Missouri
Ordinary queer folks paved the way long before small-town Missouri-born queer artist Chappell Roan rose to national stardom as the ‘Midwest Princess.’
Ordinary queer folks paved the way long before small-town Missouri-born queer artist Chappell Roan rose to national stardom as the ‘Midwest Princess.’
As Winter Approaches, Rural Americans Struggle to Afford Heat
Energy policy experts say LIHEAP, a federal heat assistance program, isn’t enough to address growing energy poverty.
Energy policy experts say LIHEAP, a federal heat assistance program, isn’t enough to address growing energy poverty.
Commentary: The Cost of Care in the Land of Plenty
For many Americans the question may not be “how bad is it?” but rather, “can I afford to get this looked at?”
For many Americans the question may not be “how bad is it?” but rather, “can I afford to get this looked at?”
‘Stranger Things’ Cements Small-Town Indiana’s Pop Culture Legacy
The release of the Netflix epic’s fifth and final season completes a love letter to science fiction, small-town life, and coming of age in the 1980s.
The release of the Netflix epic’s fifth and final season completes a love letter to science fiction, small-town life, and coming of age in the 1980s.
Q&A: Rural Maine Newspaper Editor Alex Seitz-Wald
The Midcoast Villager, a print newspaper in Camden, Maine, has an innovative model for revenue and community engagement. Its deputy editor talks about his journey to Maine, earning trust in a rural place, and the thrill of making a paper.
The Midcoast Villager, a print newspaper in Camden, Maine, has an innovative model for revenue and community engagement. Its deputy editor talks about his journey to Maine, earning trust in a rural place, and the thrill of making a paper.
Hail Storms in Colorado’s Front Range Is the ‘Largest Catastrophe[…]for Insurance’
Outpacing wildfires, hail storms are the number one driver for insurance claims and insurance loss in the entire state of Colorado.
Outpacing wildfires, hail storms are the number one driver for insurance claims and insurance loss in the entire state of Colorado.
Ozarks Notebook: “I Can’t Tell You How Strongly I Feel About Small Rural Schools”
A small south-central Missouri school district provides daycare services for its employees to help with staffing shortages.
A small south-central Missouri school district provides daycare services for its employees to help with staffing shortages.
A Montana Hospital Is Training Future Rural Providers
In a national shortage of rural doctors, Billings Clinic is training–and retaining–physicians where they’re needed most.
In a national shortage of rural doctors, Billings Clinic is training–and retaining–physicians where they’re needed most.
45 Degrees North: Five Trees in the Big Picture
Sometimes, when we don’t see the forest for the trees, we learn important lessons by taking a closer look at what’s “blocking” the view. Could the same principle help us better understand people when we seem divided on issues?
Sometimes, when we don’t see the forest for the trees, we learn important lessons by taking a closer look at what’s “blocking” the view. Could the same principle help us better understand people when we seem divided on issues?
In Louisiana, Land Along the Coast Is Disappearing
A project designed to help protect rural homeowners from potential natural disasters, and led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, offers a free-of-charge solutions. Despite being free, it struggles with a lack of trust on behalf of the potential beneficiaries.
A project designed to help protect rural homeowners from potential natural disasters, and led by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, offers a free-of-charge solutions. Despite being free, it struggles with a lack of trust on behalf of the potential beneficiaries.
Q&A: Journalist Anna Sale on How to Be ‘Of Many Places at Once’
Death, Sex & Money podcast host Anna Sale is a California transplant originally from West Virginia. Only recently has she begun to see the value in straddling many place-based identities at once.
Death, Sex & Money podcast host Anna Sale is a California transplant originally from West Virginia. Only recently has she begun to see the value in straddling many place-based identities at once.
Wildfire Realities Inspire Soap Opera Fiction in ‘Fire Country’
The wildfire-focused procedural, now in its fourth season on CBS, combines small-town interpersonal drama with high-stakes fire rescues.
The wildfire-focused procedural, now in its fourth season on CBS, combines small-town interpersonal drama with high-stakes fire rescues.