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Showing posts with label social capital. Show all posts
Showing posts with label social capital. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

When a local business that served as a community hub closes, residents may need to create a new meeting space

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Dairy Queens served as a gathering spot for many rural Texas residents. ( Photo by Jaime Adame, Daily Yonder)   As Dairy Queens shutter in r...
Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Opinion: Addressing white rural rage may mean using a broader scope of understanding and asking better questions

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The book White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy by Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman has continued to stir debate. The Rev. Daniel ...
Monday, September 25, 2023

New study shows what news Oklahoma residents trust and where they want to read it

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Local news sources by type (OMC chart) An academic study analyzing Oklahomans' media habits reveals that readers rely on social media fo...
Friday, September 22, 2023

Delving into rural homelessness, an anthropologist's new book takes an in-depth look at this often-hidden issue

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Families on the Edge was published August 15. (Photo from MIT Press via The Daily Yonder) Homelessness looks different depending on where y...
Wednesday, March 01, 2023

Higher religious participation linked to fewer deaths of despair; research suggests it's the social ties that matter

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National Bureau of Economic Research working-paper graph shows underlying cultural trends that preceded the opioid edpidemic In 2000, the ...
Saturday, December 17, 2022

David Sawyer remembered as a changer of lives through challenges to build confidence; helped start AmeriCorps

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By Al Cross Director and Professor, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, University of Kentucky  David Sawyer...
Thursday, October 07, 2021

Dispatch from Iowa: What happens when a newspaper chain lets a community's small daily newspaper deteriorate

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The building is for sale.  (Photo by KC McGinnis for The Atlantic) All across America, small newspapers are shriveling, mainly because digit...
Friday, June 05, 2015

Livability ranks its Top 100 Best Small Towns in America; Lebanon, N.H., is at the top of the list

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Lebanon, N.H.,  (right) is the best small town in America, according to Livability 's inaugural list of the Top 100 Best Small Towns...
Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Livability ranks 100 best small to mid-sized cities to live in the U.S.

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Is your town one of the best places to live in the U.S.? Livability has announced its second-annual ranking of the best small to mid-sized ...
Friday, June 25, 2010

Iowa study suggests big farms good for small towns

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The Obama administration's focus on small farms and rural development has been questioned by some Republicans and agribusiness interests...
Sunday, June 14, 2009

Rural social club evolves into civic organization that helps the community address major issues

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What began as a town social club in rural Tennessee is taking larger civic matters into its own hands: preservation, publicity and community...
Thursday, August 21, 2008

Curing persistent poverty requires more social capital, not more federal grants, study suggests

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"What does it take for a rural place to be economically vibrant?" the Daily Yonder asks, and answers: "Bowling centers help....