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We invited rural and Native spiritual leaders to gather this summer. Here’s what we learned about community, connection, and unity.
If you are a rural leader who feels unsure about how to navigate this topic, we’ve included five quick tips below, along with suggestions on how to practice these tips within a conversation.
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Finding nurses willing to work at rural hospitals — a problem even before the pandemic — has been partially solved by the use of temporary “traveling” nurses, experts said. But that solution comes with a cost. Hiring traveling nurses through a staffing agency can cost many times what hospitals pay local nurses. And some people The post Traveling Nurses Help Rural Hospital Staffing Issues, But at a Cost appeared first on The Daily Yonder.
All photos are by Rashod Taylor The Sweet Fern Savanna Land and Water Reserve, in the heart of Pembroke Township, Illinois, offers a glimpse into what much of the area looked like before European settlers drained swamps and cleared forests to grow corn and soybeans. At least 18 threatened or endangered plant and animal species, The post Conservationists See Rare Nature Sanctuaries. Black Farmers See a Legacy Bought from under Them. appeared first on The Daily Yonder.
As I embarked on my morning ritual of taking a quick peek at politics on social media, I stumbled upon a post from U.S. Congressman Warren Davidson from Ohio. It said: Freedom surrendered is rarely reclaimed. #NoMandates. It’s a pithy quote the readers can interpret as they see fit while the quote remains broad enough The post Commentary: Slogans Got Us Here, Better Policies Can Pull Us Back appeared first on The Daily Yonder.
