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Rural Unemployment Soars During The Recession

Reuters | Nick Carey | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Unemployment, Farm Unemployment, Rural America, Rural Unemployment, Upper Peninsula Michigan, Farm Jobs, Michigan, Baraga Michigan, Business News

What's going on in Baraga [Michigan] and the rest of the Upper Peninsula [Michigan], or UP, mirrors the slow burn that the recession has made through ...

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The Privatization of Our Children

Daniel Heimpel | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: California, Child Welfare, Child Abuse, Rural America, Children, Non-Profits, Privatization, Child Protective Services, Foster Care, Children's Health, Living News
Daniel Heimpel

The question must be floated: can we as a society be engaged in privatizing our children?

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Rural Communities Need Health Care Reform More Than Anyone

Deepak Bhargava | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Rural America, Health Care, Rural Americans, Rural Health Care, Obama Health Care Reform, President Obama, Politics News
Deepak Bhargava

The lie that health care reform would hurt rural communities has been one to which progressives and moderates have been slow to respond, perhaps because there have been so many myths and distortions to keep us busy.

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Rural mental-health funding doubtful, even as farm stress worsens

CO. Independent | CO Independent | Posted 11.08.2009 | Home

Read More: Colorado, Farming, Rural America, Depression, Therapy, Tom Harkin, Suicide, Home News

As stress in the farming sector rises across Colorado and nationwide, some mental health professionals are hoping the federal government will s...

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Obama Fulfilling Commitment to Rural America

Mark Shriver | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rural Communities, Mark Shriver, Child Poverty, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Children, Rural America, Save the Children, Barack Obama, Politics News
Mark Shriver

Just like Obama is looking for new industries, like green technology, to drive the economic recovery, innovative 21st century solutions can be the force behind revitalized rural education.

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What's In It for Jim?

Sally Kohn | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate, Rural America, Health Care Reform, Missouri, Health Insurance, Insurance Companies, Health Care, Barack Obama, Town Halls, Tea Party, Politics News
Sally Kohn

Jim is like many of us sandwiched in the middle: He earns too much to qualify for subsidized insurance programs, and insurance from his employer is more than Jim's monthly rent.

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Generation Superwomen: Sitting On The Sidelines

Makenna Goodman at Chelsea Green | Makenna Goodman | Posted 07.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Friendship, Women's Rights, Women, Gender Roles, Vermont, Twenty-Something Advice, Identity, Rural America, Fitting In, Living News

I Don't Want To Burn My Bra, But AAARGH!This weekend I sat on the sidelines of the men's soccer game. It was a big deal, and many people were there, y...

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National Broadband: The Mobile Opportunity

Jonathan Spalter | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Internet Policy, Economic Stimulus Package, National Broadband, Rural America, Mobile Phones, Wireless, Health Care, Public Safety, Politics News
Jonathan Spalter

The pieces are coming together for the president to get Congress and the public behind a truly forward-looking national Internet policy.

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Don't Forget Rural America

Rep. Mike Thompson | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rural Communities, Mike Thompson Rural America, Mike Thompson, Rural Voters, Rural, Rural America, Rural Americans, Politics News
Rep. Mike Thompson

Rural communities are hit even harder by the tough economy, especially when it comes to jobs, yet we fail to invest equitably in their economic health.

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Will The Real America Please Stand Up?

Ben Fractenberg | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin, Star Wars, Patriotic Voters, Rural Voters, Northeast Un-American, Rural America, Unpatriotic, Liberal Elites, 13 Colonies, Un-American, Politics News
Ben Fractenberg

What really bothers me is the notion of the East Coast as un-American. It's been a couple years since my high school civics class, but wasn't this country founded by a certain 13 colonies?

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How Small-Town America Taught Me to Be Open-Minded

Jeannie Ralston | Posted 11.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Rural America, Evangelical Christians, Dirty Politics, Hypocrisy, Open-Minded, Liberal, Democrats, Tolerance, Right-Wing Extremism, Republicans, Living News
Jeannie Ralston

To be part of a small town, or at least my small town, I had to be more broadminded than I had been living in a big city.

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Senate Candidate Discusses Energy And The Environment In Rural America

Kate Sheppard | Posted 07.30.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Energy, Kathleen Sebelius, Rural America and the Progressive Movement, Rural America, Kansas, Jim Slattery, Green News
Kate Sheppard

Jim Slattery, a candidate for U.S. Senate in Kansas, dropped by Netroots Nation this morning to talk about how progressives can make inroads in the heartland.

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