The NATIONAL PRESS CLUB JOURNALISM INSTITUTE is hosting a learning webinar on accessing and customizing the LEXISNEXIS database on Friday, May 17 at 11:30 a.m., E.T. Register here . LexisNe...
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Smelting furnaces in an aluminum plant (Adobe Stock photo) Aluminum is versatile, abundant and light, and it is in hundreds of commercial items , including appliances, zippers, golf clubs an...
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With new research showing rural Americans are more likely to die early from the five leading causes of death than their urban counterparts, "the AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION is sounding the alarm...
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Rural groceries are less likely to survive a dollar store opening. (USDA graphic) The local grocery has long been an important fixture in small-town life. But as dollar stores have popped up ...
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Colorado Department of Agriculture photo via Successful Farming Farming and ranching are two livelihoods that are tough on the human body and mind. For men and women in either or both profess...
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Bobbie Foust Bobbie Foust, for decades a fixture in West Kentucky journalism, is the winner of the 2024 Al Smith Award for public service through community journalism by a Kentuckian, present...
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Eric Meyer with his weekly newspaper Eric Meyer and the staff of the MARION COUNTY RECORD in Marion, Kansas, are the winners of the 2024 Tom and Pat Gish Award for courage, integrity and tena...
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Hundreds of migratory bufflehead ducks on Green Bay, WI. (Adobe Stock photo) If you're a bird, spring break travel is in full swing along the Mississippi River Flyway. "Spring migration is un...
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The community development conference, "Radically Rural ," is offering rural journalists an opportunity to attend the 2024 summit in Keene, New Hampshire, Sept. 25-26, free of charge. The fund...
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Some consumers have given up their iced lattes to save cash. (Adobe Stock photo) Americans are exasperated by grocery prices that have remained high despite U.S. inflation numbers trending do...
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Dairy farmers want to avoid being labeled an 'avian flu hotspot.' (Adobe Stock photo) Dairy farmers don't want CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION researchers on their farms even if th...
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Nearly 100,000 children lost parents to a drug overdose or gun violence in 2020. (Adobe Stock photo) Over the past 20 years, the number of U.S. children who have faced a parent's death from d...
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Babies and children are missing needed check-ups because of coverage loss. (Adobe Stock photo) Government red tape has caused millions of children to lose their health care coverage. Joyce F...
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Food sold in some Latin countries features bold warning labels. (Adobe Stock photo) To help Americans improve their diets, the FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION is "considering requiring food ma...
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Graphic by Lori Hays, Farm Journal Most humans have a healthy fear of apex predators, which makes sense, but there's another animal that needs to be on the human "danger" list -- wild pigs. "...
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Student journalist face tough crowds and strict policing while reporting on campus protests. (Adobe Stock photo) Amid angry crowds of their peers and responding law enforcement, student journ...
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Associated Press file photo by Jacquelyn Martin Most of the ghost newspapers of GANNETT CO., with no or hardly any staff members, are likely to remain that way for a while, Rick Edmonds repor...
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Firefighting foam was created in the 1960s. (Adobe Stock photo) Commercial product companies aren't the only ones to blame for PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," making their way into U...
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Ranching can be isolated, lonely work. (Adobe Stock photo) Farmers and ranchers must deal with mental and physical stresses that other professions don't demand. When it comes to mental healt...
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Schools will be able to request 'locally grown, raised or caught food' for student meals. (Adobe Stock photo) The DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE recently released its long-anticipated school meal ...
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Most cows recover from H5N1 infections. (Adobe Stock photo) When remnants of the bird flu virus started showing up in U.S. retail milk supplies, dairy farmers and scientists were surprised. N...
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Cecil Roberts A new rule by the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY could leave thousands of mine workers unemployed, say critics who have vowed to fight the change. "UNITED MINE WORKERS Presi...
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Dr. Braun, left, and dental hygienist Valerie Cuzella work in tandem to add dental care to regular medical checkups. (KFF photo) As the number of dentists who serve low-income and Medicaid pa...
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Wind turbines take up only 5% of the land. (Adobe Stock photo) Instead of hogging up large expanses of usable land, wind farms can "grow" among crops or infrastructure needs. "The huge struc...
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Grocery sticker shock has many consumers searching for the best deals. (Adobe Stock photo) Which store do bargain-shopping Americans go to for all the best prices? None. The new trend in groc...
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