Friday, November 24, 2023

While imperfect in its representation of the Osage Nation, "Killers of the Flower Moon" highlights the Osage's important story

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Martin Scorsese recently released his latest film, " Killers of the Flower Moon ." In honor of  Native American Heritage Day , thi...
Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Barbara Kingsolver speaks to the NYT about Demon Copperhead

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The New York Times  today published a brief interview with Barbara Kingsolver , who this year won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel, Demon Co...
Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Less oversight means more risk to child workers

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Worthington, Minnesota , population 13,947, described by a former resident as “a small, rural town in Southwestern Minnesota,”  has more una...
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Thursday, November 9, 2023

Do Democratic victories in small towns, rural areas portend different statewide trends in North Carolina?

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Screen shot of Anderson Clayton praising the work Democratic county parties are doing in North Carolina.  Nov. 8, 2023 I've written a gr...
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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Democrat Beshear re-elected Kentucky Governor, with notable support from rural voters

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Major media outlets have just called today's gubernatorial race in Kentucky for Andy Beshear, the Democratic incumbent.  Beshear becomes...
Monday, November 6, 2023

History repeats itself on Arkansas' Buffalo River

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I grew up on chatter about the Buffalo National River, the nation's first national river, which was designated in 1972 .  I grew up on t...
Wednesday, November 1, 2023

President Biden pops in to rural America today, reaching out to mitigate the flow of rural voters to the GOP

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X post from afternoon of Nov. 1, 2023 President Biden visited rural Minnesota today, and his administration dispatched another dozen officia...
Tuesday, October 31, 2023

The politics of guns in Maine, before and after a mass murder

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New York Times screenshot from Oct. 27, 2023 Maine has been very much in the headlines for nearly a week, prompted by the nation's worst...
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Monday, October 30, 2023

Tribal co-management of National Parks (Part IV): Big Cypress National Preserve

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For the last installment of my National Park co-management series, I'm looking at Big Cypress National Preserve. Big Cypress covers more...
Sunday, October 29, 2023

Orick: the gatekeeper and poacher of the redwoods

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Every year, expensive cuts of redwood are used to make trinkets, furniture, luxury car consoles, and other goods. A significant portion of t...