Posts Tagged ‘rural’
Hispanics keeping rural towns afloat
IOWA STATE (US) — Small towns in the Midwest are being saved from growing ever smaller in part because of an influx of Hispanics in the last 20 years. Continue…
Friday, June 3, 2011 12:34 - 0 Comments
Society & Culture - Mar 30, 2011 11:59 - 0 Comments
Rural counties hardest hit by hunger
U. ILLINOIS (US) — In the U.S., 44 mostly rural, mostly African-American counties fall into the top 10 percent for both food insecurity and food prices. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 9, 2010 10:58 - 3 Comments
Summertime—and the driving’s not easy
U. MINNESOTA (US)—Snowy roads might make for dicey travel, but in reality, summer is the deadliest season to be on the road. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 17, 2010 17:14 - 3 Comments
Urban kids view the world in human terms
NORTHWESTERN (US)—The way children develop reasoning about the natural world is largely influenced by how and where they are raised, a new study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 4, 2010 13:45 - 6 Comments
Home sweet mobile home
PENN STATE (US)—A majority of Pennsylvania’s mobile home residents say they are overwhelmingly satisfied with their homes despite problems like construction quality, social stigma, and financing. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 11, 2009 9:00 - 1 Comment
Living well down on the farm
U. ILLINOIS (US)—“Rural” is often synonymous with low incomes, limited economic opportunity, and poor schools, but much of rural America is actually prosperous, particularly in the Midwest and Plains, a new study finds. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 29, 2009 4:09 - 2 Comments
Fertilizer not a cure-all for African poverty
CORNELL (US)—Researchers have linked poverty in sub-Saharan Africa with poor soil health, but two new studies find that the recommended practice of applying more fertilizer may not help the poorest farmers. (more…)
