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Expanding access to justice in rural communities

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The Rural Assembly’s Whitney Kimball Coe joins experts to discuss how the legal system operates in rural communities and how to expand access to justice in these regions on the latest episode of Talk Justice, a podcast of Legal Service Corporation. 

Whitney joins podcast host Ron S. Flagg and guests Courtney Klus, staff attorney with Legal Aid of West Virginia, and Rebecca Rapp, General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer of Ascendium Education Group in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Drawing Resilience: Nicole Cormier

September 22, 2026 No Comments

Out in rural Cape Cod, holistic nutritionist and dietician Nicole Cormier is busy weaving community resilience with herbalism, agriculture and clinical practice in one of the only internships of its kind in the U.S. She’s also deeply engaged in feeding community; both her own and those that need additional care and support.

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A Wave of Energy: Reflections from Rural Assembly Everywhere 2026

August 5, 2026 No Comments

Madeline Matson and Taneum Fotheringill traveled to Granite Falls, Minn., to host Rural Assembly Everywhere live from The YES! House, in partnership with the Department of Public Transformation (DoPT). The conversation below is a reflection on their experience hosting live, participating in an open mic night, and celebrating the hundreds of people who joined together to uplift our rural communities across the country during Rural Assembly Everywhere 2026.

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