Call It What It Is: 'Murder in a Small Town' | The Daily Yonder
Oct 17, 2024 · An official trailer for ‘Murder in a Small Town’ (via FOX on YouTube). We haven’t yet reached the point where it’s become obvious that something is very, very wrong in the town of Gibsons (yes, plural), which appears to be situated on a picturesque spot along the coast of British Columbia, Canada.
Project 2025’s Elimination of Head Start Would Be Disastrous for …
Oct 31, 2024 · A 2018 Center for American Progress report found that 86% of 1,760 rural counties in the U.S. had a Head Start program. More than 50,000 people were employed at these rural facilities. (Rural counties were defined using the 2023 USDA Economic Research Service Rural Urban Continuum Codes.) “It’s really hard to overstate the value of this program,” Gibbs said.
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Which State Leads the Nation in Christmas Tree Production?
Dec 13, 2024 · The USDA’s Census of Agriculture, which is conducted every five years, collects data on land use, farm ownership, income, crop sales, and inventory, among other things.It started in 1840 as a way for government agencies and researchers to study American agriculture. In 2022, the most recent year of available data, Oregon sold $161.3 million in Christmas trees, accounting for 34% of all sales ...
Across the Country, Amish Populations Are on the Rise
Apr 10, 2024 · “Amish people are a communal culture. Amish families don’t just strike out on their own as an individual household … They’re not a commune, but they are communal in the sense that they always live in some proximity to other Amish people.
Rural Veterans Are Struggling with Access to VA-Provided Care
Nov 6, 2024 · The report included a chapter analyzing differences in demographics and outcomes for rural and urban military and veteran caregivers. One notable finding was that those caring for veterans under the age of 60 were more likely to live in …
First-Ever Farmer’s Market at a Women’s State Prison Is a Runaway ...
Dec 16, 2024 · This story was originally published by CCWF Paper Trail.. EDITOR’S NOTE: This story comes to you from inside the Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) in rural California, as part of its internal effort to run and operate a newsroom for and by incarerated writers.The Daily Yonder has covered the remarkable story of a new wave of prison newspapers showing up around the country and the ...
An Owl's Fight for Survival in the Northwest | The Daily Yonder
Dec 18, 2024 · In August, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized a plan that involves the mass killing of the barred owl, an invasive species that infringes on the habitat of the Northern spotted owl, which is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.. Over the next 30 years, 450,000 barred owls could be killed in California, Oregon, and Washington to protect the Northern spotted owl ...
10 Rural Movies to Watch Instead of Netflix's Hillbilly Elegy | The ...
Nov 25, 2020 · This week, the film adaptation of J.D. Vance’s controversial memoir, Hillbilly Elegy hits Netflix. For the most part, reviewers’ reactions range from scathingly critical to merely disappointed.. But even as critics argue that Vance’s memoir mischaracterizes Appalachia, the fate of the film adaptation need not be representative of rural entertainment in general.
Proposed Postal Changes Could Slow Down Rural Mail
Oct 14, 2024 · In August, U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy put Congress and others on notice that the United States Postal Service was weighing plans to eliminate some pickup times as a way to cut costs.