Experts say elder abuse in rural communities is a problem, but finding ways to solve it means clarifying how states define it and who should report it.

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This story was originally published by The Conversation. Rural Americans – particularly men – are expected to live ...

Working in the Bob Marshall Wilderness for the Forest Service was Josh Vega’s dream job. On Friday, February 14, 2025 he was fired from that job, “based ...

An analysis of the U.S. Forest Service’s Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) program found rural communities that have ...

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One of my favorite jobs as a rural fire department volunteer is helping at a field day for third graders in the Latchkey program at school. The year-long ...

When Edgeley Public Schools opened the doors of their new 11,000-square-foot Career Academy in rural North Dakota last fall, it wasn’t just an open house ...

The Housing Assistance Council is a national nonprofit that supports affordable housing in rural communities. The organization’s president ...

This story was originally published by Writers on the Range. The stories are heartbreaking. US Forest Service, National Park Service and other federal ...