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Posts Tagged ‘Rural Affairs’

Farm-to-Tablet: TikTok Farmers Shine a Light on Rural Life

By | September 30, 2020 | 0
TikTok videos of Madison Larkin's family farm

While the United States and China fight over the fate of TikTok, farmers are embracing the social media platform to share their lives.

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Nukes in the Heartland: Remnants of Cold War Missile Sites Remain

By | September 23, 2020 | 0
Minuteman II missile sites

A Kansas-based artist has created a photo series documenting former sites of nuclear warhead silos in the Midwest.

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Art House Extra | ‘The Disrupted’ Explores Working Life in America

By | September 11, 2020 | 0

“The Disrupted,” a new film by Sarah Colt Productions, shares the stories of three hardworking Americans struggling to make it economically.

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Pandemic Silver Lining: Internet Speeds Have Spiked

By | September 9, 2020 | 0
Broadband fiber

A new study by WhistleOut found that internet speeds have largely increased across the nation since March — and that speeds in Kansas and Missouri have increased more than 30%.

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What You Know About Rural America May Be Wrong

By | August 19, 2020 | 0
Storm clouds form over grain bins.

Younger Americans are considering rural life as an option, spurring what some observers are calling “brain gain” in seemingly unlikely places.

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