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Friday, September 05, 2008

GOP aims to paint Obama as elitist vs. small towns as Democrat slates trip Tue. to southwest Virginia

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"Speaker after speaker at this week's Republican National Convention defended small towns from the perceived slights of urban elite...
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Groups fear impact of adventure tourism in Ky.

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Sportsmen and environmentalists don't always see eye to eye, but their leading groups in Kentucky both question plans for expanding adve...

Oil shale development greenlighted for public land

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Faced with a growing energy crisis, the Bureau of Land Management finalized a plan on Thursday to open nearly 2 million acres of public lan...
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EPA raises emissions standards for watercraft, effective in 2010, and lawn mowers, in 2011

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Lawn care just got a little greener. Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency set stricter emissions standards for gasoline-powered l...
Thursday, September 04, 2008

Lack of sleep is new enemy of returning soldiers

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As soldiers come home from tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, the physical injuries they face are sometimes less challemnging than the mental ex...

Do fewer charges in Mississippi immigration raid signal policy shift? Justice Department says no

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Of the nearly 400 suspected illegal immigrants were held during the May raid on the Postville, Iowa, processing plant, 300 were charged in c...

Fellowships boost rural businesses in S. Dakota

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When businesses begin to shut down, the health of a small-town economy often follows. In South Dakota, a new fellowship program seeks to bol...

FCC decision could impact rural cellular service

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A recent proposal at the Federal Communications Commission may make it a little harder for rural residents to get good cell phone reception....
Wednesday, September 03, 2008

GOP platform calls for end to ethanol mandate

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The platform adopted by the Republican National Convention calls for repeal of the law that requires U.S. gasoline to contain a certain amo...

Palin cites rural roots in speech to convention

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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin cited her rural roots in her speech to the Republican National Convention tonight. "I had the privilege of livi...

Calvin Beale, groundbreaking rural researcher, 85

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Calvin L. Beale, a senior geographer-demographer with the U.S. Department of Agriculture who concentrated much of his research on rural po...

Institute founder to be nationally recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists

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Don't let his age fool you. The founder of the Institute of Rural Journalism and Community Issues , Al Smith, 81, is being honored this ...

'Please eradicate black lung,' which still plagues coal miners, writer asks would-be presidents

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"Mr. Future President, please eradicate black lung," Appalachian writer Betty Dotson-Lewis writes in an open letter for the Daily ...

Co-ops wonder where electricity will come from

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Rural electric cooperatives are meeting in Indianapolis to discuss a looming energy crisis. Due to rising demand for electricity in their te...

Rochester, N.Y., foundation makes its first grant for improving health in surrounding rural counties

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In July, The Rural Blog highlighted a report on the growing divide between grant money given to urban and rural areas, so we're obliged...

Study says coverage of Congress brings dividends

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At a time when many regional newspapers are cutting Washington coverage, a new study reminds us that a strong local press, including covera...
Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Palin, used to small-town atmosphere at home and in state capital, faces increased media scrutiny

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John McCain's surprise pick Friday of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the Republican vice presidential candidate has had reporters scrambling...

Pennsylvania veterinarians target vet shortage

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With the average veterinary student graduating $120,000 in debt, the temptation to work in higher-paying fields after graduation is often ir...

Rural child poverty is as high as in some cities

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"New data indicate that more than 13 million children are living in poverty, 22 percent of rural children and 25 percent of children li...

Planting trees can cut odors from poultry houses

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One solution to the chronic problem of odors from chicken houses is to plant trees around them, according to research by the University of D...