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Nation Nov 12

Advisory group worried about rural census, crunched timeline

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

Nation Jun 13

Protests in Trump country test his hold in rural white areas

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.

By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press

Nation Jun 07

George Floyd protests spread to smaller, mostly white towns

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.

By Grant Schulte, Associated Press

Nation May 08

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

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…

By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Casey Kuhn

Nation Mar 31

Those without broadband struggle in a stay-at-home nation

While more people have been connected in recent years, tens of millions still lack access to high-speed internet because phone and cable companies hesitate to invest in far-flung rural areas.

By Tali Arbel, Michael Casey, Associated Press

Mar 25

Rural America watches pandemic erupt in cities as fear grows

By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press

Those living in rural America fear the spread of the disease to areas with scarce medical resources, the social isolation that comes when the only diner in town closes its doors and the economic free fall that's hitting hard in…

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Jan 01

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Local newsrooms across the country are closing. Here’s why that matters

Across the country, local newspapers are printing fewer pages, less frequently -- and sometimes collapsing entirely. Recent studies paint a grim picture of the decline in local newspapers and the impact it has on American politics. Jeffrey Brown reports and…

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Nov 11

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With emphasis on arts, rural communities challenge national narrative of decline

By Jeffrey Brown

Americans have been drawn to rural areas in recent years partly due to the appeal of a higher quality of life. These regions have not traditionally been known as art hubs, but some residents say that trend is changing. Jeffrey…

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May 27

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How Wyoming manages to keep its rural schools open

By Student Reporting Labs

The one-room schoolhouse may seem like a distant memory from U.S. history, but about 200 of them still exist today, including Wyoming’s tiny Valley Elementary School. It has only six students, but in Wyoming, education funding is redistributed so that…

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Apr 15

Questions over coverage plague rural broadband expansion

By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

Across rural America, a bandwidth gap separates communities like Weston from an increasingly digital world where high-speed internet has become a fundamental component of modern life, putting them at a disadvantage.

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