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Ground Level®: Amplifying Community Voices

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Fighting for an American Countryside: an age-old problem

Fighting for an American Countryside: an age-old problem

The many demographic challenges facing rural Minnesota include a population that’s older than the state average. Given tight budgets all around, people in small towns are finding new ways to provide services.
by Jennifer Vogel

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Complete this sentence: My Town Is…

Complete this sentence: My Town Is…

Why people live in small towns is integrally tied to their perceptions of place. As part of the new MPR News’ Ground Level project eBook, Fighting for an American Countryside, we asked people to finish the sentence, “My town is…”
by Jennifer Vogel

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Fighting for an American Countryside: Staying isn’t failing

Fighting for an American Countryside: Staying isn’t failing

Fighting for an American Countryside, a new eBook from MPR News’ Ground Level project, documents how times have changes in small towns. People in communities across Minnesota are trying new things and reinventing their economies.
by Jennifer Vogel

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Fighting for an American Countryside in Minnesota

Fighting for an American Countryside in Minnesota

This Ground Level project we started almost four years ago has explored rural Minnesota with one guiding quest: Where are people trying to fix things? You would think, after talking to and writing about hundreds of people trying to keep the elderly healthy, extend broadband, ensure cleaner farm run-off, run more efficient local governments, encourage Read more →
by Dave Peters

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Where the Minnesota broadband gaps lie

Where the Minnesota broadband gaps lie

The rural-urban divide remains in the federal government’s new broadband availability map. You can play with the interactive version to see where the gaps fall in Minnesota.
by Dave Peters

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