I've written a lot about death over the years. It is an integral part of life in agriculture. Usually the death I'm writing about concerns the many ...
Photographer Andrew Feiler remembers the moment he first heard about Rosenwald schools. After publishing his first book, “Without Regard to Sex, Race, or ...
Do you live in a rural area? For most of us, that question is relatively easy to answer. We can simply look outside of our windows and make an assessment.
Vermont leads the nation in maple syrup production and is widely known as a dairy state, but the marriage of the two isn’t often talked about. The “maple creemee,” a uniquely Vermont version of ice ...
Gas stations are essential to rural communities for more than their fuel. (Photo by Dawn McDonald via Unsplash) Edward Hopper’s 1940 painting titled simply, Gas, is an iconic depiction of an isolated ...
Homes on a hill in Sylva, North Carolina. (Photo by Elizabeth Albert / Flickr) When Karen Sicner and her husband John made the decision to relocate from metro Atlanta to build a new home on a two-acre ...
This story was originally published by Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy Center for Children and Families. Medicaid is the backbone of ...