The president’s push to focus attention on the domestic economy comes as his administration has been dealing with events overseas after the terrorist attacks in Israel.
Category: Rural Areas
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Green Energy Casts a Shadow Over a Cherished English Landscape
Residents of East Anglia fear that planned power lines for offshore wind projects will blight their rural idyll.
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Billions to Connect Everyone to High-Speed Internet Could Still Fall Short
President Biden has promised to provide every American access to reliable high-speed internet. But some have raised concerns about whether the funds will achieve all of the administration’s goals.
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Where Tech Investors Are Buying Up Land, Locals Are Worried
In Solano County, Calif., longtime residents are both worried and baffled by an ambitious plan to build a city where there is now mostly farmland.
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Looking to Trade a Cat for a Burial Plot? Tune In to Tradio.
Instead of using Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace, some people in rural America call their local radio stations to buy, sell and barter goods.
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88 Temples, 750 Miles, Untold Gifts: Japan’s Shikoku Pilgrimage
A famed route on the smallest of Japan’s four main islands offers breathtaking views and an array of lessons on history, culture and generosity.
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Will a Dollar General Ruin a Rural Crossroads?
A fight over a proposed chain store is also about what “country” means to different people in a small community.
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An Oklahoma Town’s Rescue Plan Has a Big Name: Reba McEntire
The New York Times – Music:The country-music star is trying to revive her childhood home in Oklahoma with a restaurant, concert stage and lots of Reba memorabilia.
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Colleges Have Been a Small-Town Lifeline. What Happens as They Shrink?
The New York Times – Business:Declining student enrollment is hitting the rural areas that rely on universities. They’re trying to adapt to survive.
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Rural Hospitals Are Shuttering Their Maternity Units
The New York Times – Business:Citing costs, many hospitals are closing labor and delivery wards, expanding so-called maternity care deserts.
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Japan’s Business Owners Can’t Find Successors. This Man Is Giving His Away.
The New York Times – Business:An owner’s struggle in Japan’s northern dairy region illuminates one of the potentially devastating economic impacts of an aging society.