Call It What It Is: 'Murder in a Small Town' | The Daily Yonder
Oct 17, 2024 · An official trailer for ‘Murder in a Small Town’ (via FOX on YouTube). We haven’t yet reached the point where it’s become obvious that something is very, very wrong in the town of Gibsons (yes, plural), which appears to be situated on a picturesque spot along the coast of British Columbia, Canada.
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2 days ago · Bathsheba Demuth’s 2021 book is the first-ever comprehensive history of Beringia, the land and waters between Canada and Russia. The Daily Yonder spoke with her about how this rural region has been transformed by colonialism and climate change.
Across the Country, Amish Populations Are on the Rise
Apr 10, 2024 · “Amish people are a communal culture. Amish families don’t just strike out on their own as an individual household … They’re not a commune, but they are communal in the sense that they always live in some proximity to other Amish people.
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Dec 18, 2024 · On a warm September day last year, I learned I was far from alone in finding a three-day eviction notice taped to the door of my home. “He’s just been very demanding lately,” a leasing manager told me, referring to the out-of-state owner of my apartment and about 25 other rental properties in town.
Which State Leads the Nation in Christmas Tree Production?
Dec 13, 2024 · The USDA’s Census of Agriculture, which is conducted every five years, collects data on land use, farm ownership, income, crop sales, and inventory, among other things.It started in 1840 as a way for government agencies and researchers to study American agriculture. In 2022, the most recent year of available data, Oregon sold $161.3 million in Christmas trees, accounting for 34% of all sales ...
Labor History Meets Horror Literature in ‘Compound Fracture’
Dec 12, 2024 · I was also curious about White’s choice to write horror stories for young adults. Though I’ve sat through (and discussed) my share of horror movies, there were plenty of scenes in “Compound Fracture” that made me squirm.That’s just how White wanted it.
Recovery Court | The Daily Yonder
The goal of this series is to tell the stories of people in recovery court in their own words.As part of that mission, we’re publishing full-length interviews with the people you’ve heard throughout the series.
Commentary: Postal Service Plan Writes off Rural America to Save …
Sep 30, 2024 · Last spring, at a Rural Democracy Initiative convening in Omaha, a room of over one hundred rural policy experts and elected officials from the hollers of Appalachia to the expansive mountains of Big Sky Country were all big beaming smiles and enthusiastically raised hands when asked “who here knows their postal worker by name?”
Favoritism Over Expertise in Trump's Cabinet | The Daily Yonder
Dec 11, 2024 · Over the past five weeks, Trump has nominated Brooke Rollins, president and CEO of the America First Policy Institute, to be Secretary of Agriculture, and Pam Bondi, head of the institute’s legal arm, to be attorney general.Trump is also considering Linda McMahon, board chair of the America First Policy Institute, to lead the Department of Education.
Accidental Rancher: Hope Over Reason | The Daily Yonder
Dec 13, 2024 · Every year I think about planting tulip and daffodil bulbs. Some years, I remember to buy the bulbs, most years I don’t. And only twice have the bulbs I miraculously remembered to buy and plant sprouted flowers in the spring. The obvious allegory depicted by this story is hope triumphing over ...