Rural mayor steps back citing 'lack of civility' at council table
An eastern Ontario township whose council has been steeped in controversy has now had one of its members resign and its mayor ...
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A Rural Alaska School Asked the State to Fund a Repair. Nearly Two Decades Later, the Building Is About to Collapse.
Over the past 25 years, state officials have largely ignored hundreds of requests by rural school districts to fix the ...
Tahoe Daily Tribune15h
Democracy dies when its leaders go silent (Opinion)
I have lived in California’s Congressional District 3 (CD3) for a few years. Rep. Kevin Kiley is my CD3 Representative. I do ...
Maternity services under pressure at hospitals statewide
More than 50 hospitals have shut down L&D services in the past decade, with financial instability, declining birth rates and ...
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Colorado’s rural pharmacies are struggling. Lawmakers think they have a solution.
David Bonfiglio’s small town pharmacy is getting busier and busier, but staff and revenue are shrinking. With low ...
Inside the Schools Alaska Ignored
Two inches of raw sewage. Black mold. A bat infestation. Reporter Emily Schwing shares what she uncovered as she investigated ...
The San Joaquin Valley Sun2d
The Central Valley needs a real solution to combat the opioid crisis
"We need to pass legislation that ensures patients have better access to FDA-approved, non-opioid pain management ...
Inspired by rural America, this North Jersey artist celebrates the rancher and the farmer
"I’m always learning and growing, changing as I move through life, and having this outlet to express my own story," Wyckoff artist Susan Jarecky says.
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GPACs lend support to LAPAC’s proposed mixed use policies for land use
LAKEPORT >> In an update to Lake County’s 2050 Plan numerous local area plan advisory committees indicated a preference for ...
‘This will make our town uninhabitable’: The long-awaited Delta tunnel strikes fear in locals
The goal is to upgrade the massive system that sends water to 27 million people, mostly in Southern California, and vast sprawls of farmland.
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Domino Effect: Calculating the Dangers Posed by Medi-Cal Cuts
If the Medi-Cal funding dries up, the FQHCs will immediately be in trouble. California residents’ local community health ...
California’s roads and bridges worsen, ranking next to last in the nation in condition and cost-effectiveness.
Fixing potholes, smoothing pavement, modernizing deficient bridges, and lowering traffic fatalities are reasonable ...