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New Life for Old Cabinets |
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In the old chairs and cabinets people no longer had a use for, David Rolo finds art. And in the process he gives trees back the life they once knew.
Mark Anthony Rolo When the word got out in Willows, California, that my brother was...
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May 18, 2012 | Read article | By Mark Anthony Rolo
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Weekend Roundup: A Nation of Homesteaders |
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150th anniversary of the Homestead Act this Sunday • Walmart profits are up • Postal Service moves ahead with plans to close processing centers
Solomon Butcher Collection: Nebraska State Historical Society Here's a picture of homesteader Solomon Butcher's first house in Nebraska on land he...
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May 18, 2012 |Read article
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Want Rural Docs? Just Ask |
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We know what forecasts whether a medical student will go into family practice or set up shop in a rural community. What we need now are medical school admissions officers who will care to ask the right questions.
The points of this column are briefly stated:...
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May 17, 2012 |Read article |By Wayne Myers
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Thursday Roundup: A New Dust Bowl? |
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Lady Antebellum plays for Henryville • Fischer did beat Bruning in rural Nebraska • Farm Bill debate doesn't talk much about cutting • Joplin newspaper survives with town
David Lee Hartlage/Louisville Courier-Journal Hailey Gardner, Erika Robertson and Erin Hairston (foreground left to right) dance at...
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May 17, 2012 |Read article
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Country is Separating by Education |
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When it comes to education, the rich are getting richer, as people with college degrees flock to a small number of U.S. counties.
Robert Cushing/Census This chart divides the nation's adult population into four equal groups each decade. The 1st quartile (green line) are the...
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May 16, 2012 |Read article |By Roberto Gallardo and Bill Bishop
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Wednesday Roundup: Moving to Rural Minnesota |
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Biggest race in rural America Tuesday was in Nebraska • Why people moved in to rural Minnesota • Senators push Farm Bill • Deere reports record profits
Lincoln Journal Star State Sen. Deb Fischer won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in Nebraska Tuesday....
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May 16, 2012 |Read article
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Up from the Flood in Southeast Missouri |
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A decision to breach a levee last spring brought floodwaters down on 200 square miles of SE Missouri. After a full year, some people are still displaced, others are farming again, and everyone has an opinion about the Corps of Engineers' fateful choice.
Jeff Roberson/AP...
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May 15, 2012 |Read article |Ag and Trade
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Tuesday Roundup: Happy Birthday |
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The USDA is 150 years old today • More 'pink slime' layoffs • Beware sleepy oil field drivers • The failing coal industry
USDA View of the Department of Agriculture, The Smithsonian Castle and the U.S. Capitol taken from atop the Washington Monument circa 1900....
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May 15, 2012 |Read article
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Vets Attracted to Rural Counties, Smaller Cities |
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The bigger and more prominent the city, the less likely you are to have a military veteran as a neighbor.
Daily Yonder/Census Purple counties had a higher proportion of vets than the national average of 9.9 percent. Green counties were at the national average or...
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May 14, 2012 |Read article |By Bill Bishop
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Monday Roundup: Pink Slime and Post Office Hours |
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A 'pink slime' taste test • Dollar Stores opposed in Vermont • President to target military veteran voters • The hours post offices will be closed
The New York Times This is downtown Chester, Vermont. There's a controversy here and in four other Vermont towns...
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May 14, 2012 |Read article
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