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Economy Jan 29

Analysis: Cost of living may be rising faster for rural Americans

By Stephan Weiler, Tessa Conroy, The Conversation

Science Jan 21

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How an Alaska village’s switch to renewable energy helps local Native economies

In the remote village of Ambler, Alaska, temperatures can fall to minus 60 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter, so heating the community is a big job. This past September, Ambler switched to a renewable energy option in an effort to…

Health Oct 30

People attend monkeypox vaccine clinic in Arizona
When monkeypox reaches rural communities, it collides with strained public health systems

Experts say the response to the monkeypox virus in rural America may be affected by the patchy resources and bitter politics that are a legacy of the pandemic, challenges that some worry could allow sporadic infections to gain a foothold.

By Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News

Health Jun 30

Children Under 5 Receive Covid-19 Vaccines At University Of Washington Hospital
Rural parents are less likely to say their pediatrician recommended COVID shots. Here’s why that matters

What a pediatrician recommends serves as a strong predictor of whether or not a caregiver chooses to get their child vaccinated against COVID.

By Laura Santhanam

Nation May 09

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White House tries to close the digital divide in rural America with more broadband access

The so-called “digital divide” remains a major issue in America when it comes to providing high-speed internet, particularly in rural and other low-income communities. The Biden administration on Monday announced new commitments from 20 internet providers to help close that…

Apr 09

In rural areas with health care shortages, these doctors are answering the call

By Corey Meador

Despite some early hopes that isolation might protect rural areas of America from the worst of the pandemic, COVID-19 has infiltrated small communities in every corner of the country. And many of those places…

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Nov 12

Advisory group worried about rural census, crunched timeline

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

The Census Scientific Advisory Committee said Thursday during a virtual meeting that, given they have low Internet access, residents of rural areas are particularly at risk of being undercounted since field operations ended two weeks earlier than planned.

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Jun 13

Protests in Trump country test his hold in rural white areas

By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press

The protest movement over black injustice has quickly spread deep into predominantly white, small-town America, notably throughout parts of the country that delivered the presidency for Donald Trump.

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Jun 07

George Floyd protests spread to smaller, mostly white towns

By Grant Schulte, Associated Press

While the rallies in major cities nationwide have grabbed headlines, people living in smaller and mid-sized cities have also raised their voices to call for change. Some of those protests have turned violent.

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May 08

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Coronavirus hasn’t hurt these areas of the U.S. — but its economic impact has

By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Casey Kuhn

While COVID-19 has devastated parts of the U.S., including hot spots like New York, New Jersey and Louisiana, many counties in Western states have few cases and no deaths. Some officials and residents in those areas feel that pandemic restrictions…

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