RURAL
Need health care, will travel
There's a perception that if you live in a rural community, you have less access to health care. But this assumption may not be entirely true, as a recent study by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tenne...
Posted on 10/17/12 at 3:42 PM
Old-School China = Bone-Breaking Pressure
In China around 1000 years ago, a unique trend began in the area of fashion, custom, and duty. Parents started to tightly wrap the feet of their young daughters so the feet wouldn't grow large. This b...
Posted on 8/4/12 at 8:29 AM
Memorial Day at the Pringle Cemetery
This past week my husband and I spent a few hours doing some community service at the Pringle Cemetery helping mow, weed eat, and clean up trash around the headstones. Like a lot of small rural to...
Posted on 5/24/12 at 8:00 PM
Tell your rural road story
I had a phone message last week from an anonymous caller who encouraged us to do an investigation into the condition of the rural roads in Davison County. The caller said we'd be shocked by what we'd ...
Posted on 6/7/10 at 4:56 AM
SD’s country folk trade the sticks for city life
By Daniel Simmons-Ritchie , April 01, 2013
Johnson to hold transportation field hearing in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS -- Sen. Tim Johnson will hold a field hearing in Sioux Falls at 2 p.m. Thursday to discuss the importance of public transportation in rural and tribal communities.By News release , March 27, 2013
USDA expanding program to fight rural poverty to Dakotas
The so-called StrikeForce initiative already operates in 10 states. The program will now also be available in the Carolinas, the Dakotas, Alabama and Virginia.March 26, 2013
MERCER: Problems on the prairie
By Bob Mercer , March 25, 2013
LETTER: State funding for rural lawyers is laughable
Here is my suggestion to solve the problem that I think is the most reasonable and cost effective — place a “Help Wanted” ad. Bet that would not cost us taxpayers $5.2 million.By Julie Yager , March 16, 2013
Census shows record 1 in 3 US counties are dying
WASHINGTON (AP) — A record number of U.S. counties — more than 1 in 3 — are now dying off, hit by an aging population and weakened local economies that are spurring young adults to seek jobs and build families elsewhere.March 15, 2013
Rural America’s political clout slipping, USDA secretary warns
Voter turnout in rural counties across the nation fell from 67.2 percent in 2008 to 54.9 percent in 2012, an 18.3 percent decline.By Denise Ross , March 05, 2013
Avoiding consolidation bill OK’d in House of Representatives
PIERRE — A measure that would allow small school districts to avoid forced consolidation by accepting smaller amounts of state financial aid was approved 56-11 Thursday in the state House of Representatives.By Staff reports , February 15, 2013
SD legislators eye tuition plan for lawyers to practice in small towns
By Bob Mercer , February 06, 2013
Primary Care Task Force makes recommendations
The group was created in May to figure out how to train more health care providers for rural areas of the state.December 18, 2012
OUR VIEW: Stand up, rural America
By Editorial board , December 12, 2012
Vilsack: Rural America becoming less relevant
By MARY CLARE JALONICK , December 10, 2012
OUR VIEW: Maroney Commons, a cautionary tale
By Editorial board , December 05, 2012
Empty feeling: Howard center marks effort to revitalize
By Chris Mueller , December 01, 2012
OPINION: Close underused FAA towers to save government funds
A Bloomberg News investigation this month found that one-third of FAA-staffed airport towers and radar rooms don’t handle enough traffic to justify round-the-clock operations. They should be closed at night.By Bloomberg News , November 30, 2012
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