Many small towns in Ghana lack the infrastructure and planning capacity to cope with their growth.
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Many small towns badly need to attract new blood to prosper. Yet some residents are so bound up in their community – it’s part of their identity – that they struggle with the changes newcomers bring.
While many students who grew up in rural communities leave for good after going off to college, some are returning to their rural roots. A scholar who studies education and small towns explains why.
A new federal antipoverty program for both rural and urban areas is part of the solution, but the power of Big Ag, lack of internet and struggling towns need attention, too.
Coronavirus cases have risen sharply across the Mountain West, Midwest and plains. Over 70% of nonmetropolitan counties are now “red zones,” suggesting viral spread is out of control.
Shows like ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and ‘Letterkenny’ upend how we imagine rural Canada to be. The small-town dynamics represented are wonderful presentations of what it means to be human.
Local leaders and business owners have had to get creative to help their residents stay healthy and keep community economies going.
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Course coordinator, Master of Arts in Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island, University of Prince Edward Island
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Associate Professor of Law, University of South Carolina
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Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado Denver
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State Policy Director, Farley Health Policy Center; Associate Professor of Family Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz
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Professor of Law, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Master of Arts (Island Studies) Candidate, Institute of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island
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Director and Primary Researcher, Fred Carl Jr. Small Town Center; Adjunct Professor of Architecture, Mississippi State University
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Martin Luther King, Jr., Professor of Law, University of California, Davis
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Brandon University, University of Guelph
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Ph.D Candidate in Higher Education, Iowa State University
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Rural Sociology, University of Southern Queensland
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Research Active Lecturer, Discipline of Psychology, Charles Darwin University, Charles Darwin University
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PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, University of Environment and Sustainable Development
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Teaching Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburg and Visiting Associate Professor, The University of Osaka, University of Pittsburgh