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Check out Rural MN Radio at our new blog site, ruralmnblog.wordpress.com.We’re posting our new radio shows and Center news and notes there. You can still find our older shows and all our research here on our web site, including the Rural Minnesota Journal. |
The Rural RealityThis summer, more than 150 groups and organizations across the state will help feed the 300,000+ children who receive free and reduced-price lunches during the school year. Our new infographic shows how urban and rural Minnesota are partners in this one issues, but rural Minnesota has some unique challenges in carrying this out. State of Rural MinnesotaThe Center is releasing its 2013 edition of the State of Rural Minnesota presentation. The collection of maps, tables and graphs illustrate how Minnesota differs from corner to corner and county by county. Finding the Voice of Rural MinnesotaRural Minnesota is losing its voice. That’s the conclusion of “Finding the Voice of Rural Minnesota,” a study where researchers talked to 50 prominent Minnesota decision makers and surveyed 120+ more. Due to a combination of reasons, the state’s rural population is becoming increasingly left out and left behind on the discussions that affect our everyday lives. Click here to view the entire report. Rural Minn Journal 2012The 2012 edition of the Rural Minnesota Journal is online. This year’s theme is “Who Lives in Rural Minnesota: A Region in Transition.” The articles cover how the population of region is changing and how those changes are affecting how we do things, from volunteering to community leadership to job skills. Click here to go to the RMJ 2012 page. Digital Divide 2.0The Center has just released its latest report on the state of Internet access in Minnesota. The 2012 Minnesota Internet Survey: Digital Divide 2.0 and Beyond looks at where we’re at, how rural Minnesota compares to the Twin Cities, and what trends are shaping the future of Internet access and use. To view the report, click here. |
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