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WEB3 days ago — Rural Reporting Grants. Local news organizations across the country produce more than 50 stories on disaster recovery, education, health, broadband access, and other important topics, with grant support from Grist and the Center for Rural Strategies.
New Round of Federal Grants Will Inject Billions into Rural …
WEBJun 11, 2024 — A new round of grants from the federal government will pay out $78 million across 12 states and 13 Tribal nations, hoping to reduce energy bills for rural people and create new renewable energy projects, the Biden administration announced.
These Four Rural Towns Are Using Creative Placemaking to Thrive
WEBApr 14, 2021 — “We have found the disarming power of the arts to be a critically important element in revisiting a challenging history and unpacking historic trauma in a way that promotes healing rather than re-traumatization,” says …
Woodrow Derenberger and the Legend of Indrid Cold - The Daily …
WEBDec 3, 2021 — For the next three weeks, newspapers in the area ran stories about Derenberger’s claims and the claims of others. News coverage eventually died down, but Cold’s visitations continued. Derenberger reported he was visited often by the strange grinning man over the course of the next month.
‘Hillbilly’ Redux: Reclaiming a Word, a Region, and a People
WEBSep 7, 2023 — Hillbilly is a word that’s full of implications. It can be used as a self-bestowed label of pride or one that’s dismissive and insulting. My parents’ families moved from a tiny town in Tennessee to a growing industrial city in Indiana in the 1940s and mostly shrugged when they heard the word, although I had an aunt …
Where is Ginger Billy From? A few things about Billy - The Daily …
WEBNov 13, 2020 — But the new life has come with some adjustments. People recognize him on the street, he said. And his life is now about making videos and planning on tour dates once Covid-19 passes instead of working to help people breathe.
Rural Podcasts - The Daily Yonder
WEBRural is Cool. After growing up in a very small town, Mike Tabbert swore he would never move back home. Fast forward 20 years, a handful of big cities, and a road trip through the rural Midwest, he lives seven miles from his home town in the middle of a corn field.
Mountain Talk - The Daily Yonder
WEBJul 19, 2010 — Hi, Y’all. Maps are essential in locating and describing where people live in our country. Some who are proficient in map talk, refer to latitude and longitude when pinpointing a specific state, town or region.
The Unexpected, Radical Roots of ‘Redneck’ - The Daily Yonder
WEBSep 5, 2022 — The term redneck is a common slur for backwoods hillbillies, but at one point in history it was used to spread fear of communist militants.
Across the Country, Amish Populations Are on the Rise
WEBApr 10, 2024 — Getting to Know New Rural Neighbors. An example of this can be seen in Brownington, Vermont. Browinington is part of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, a nickname given to the state’s Northeast counties (Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans) that are sparsely populated and cover over 2,000 square miles.