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Season 1 Ep. 18: Rural grocery stores and the rise of the dollar store

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="d0XmjaFiny"><a href="https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/ep-18-rural-grocery-stores-and-the-rise-of-the-dollar-store/">Season 1 Ep. 18: Rural grocery stores and the rise of the dollar store</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/ep-18-rural-grocery-stores-and-the-rise-of-the-dollar-store/embed/#?secret=d0XmjaFiny" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Season 1 Ep. 18: Rural grocery stores and the rise of the dollar store&#8221; &#8212; Center for Rural Policy and Development" data-secret="d0XmjaFiny" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.ruralmn.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

In a previous episode, we discussed the importance of rural grocery stores. Kathy Draeger, the statewide Director of the Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships at the University of Minnesota,  discussed their discussed their recently published report outlining results from a survey they sent to rural grocery stores  across Minnesota. For this episode, we brought her back...

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Season 1 Ep. 17: Vaccine rollout in Greater Minnesota

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="F8pvGvvU0u"><a href="https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/ep-17-vaccine-rollout-in-greater-minnesota/">Season 1 Ep. 17: Vaccine rollout in Greater Minnesota</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/ep-17-vaccine-rollout-in-greater-minnesota/embed/#?secret=F8pvGvvU0u" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Season 1 Ep. 17: Vaccine rollout in Greater Minnesota&#8221; &#8212; Center for Rural Policy and Development" data-secret="F8pvGvvU0u" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.ruralmn.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

For the last ten months, Minnesotans have been waiting along with the rest of the world for a vaccine to protect us from COVID-19. Now that we have one, though, officials face the next big issue: how to get those shots out to the public. For this topic, we’ve invited back Sue Grafstrom, a CRPD...

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Season 1 Ep 16: Pandemic's impact on the rural workforce

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="UsVGZCNvSJ"><a href="https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/ep-16-pandemics-impact-on-the-rural-workforce/">Season 1 Ep 16: Pandemic&#8217;s impact on the rural workforce</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/ep-16-pandemics-impact-on-the-rural-workforce/embed/#?secret=UsVGZCNvSJ" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Season 1 Ep 16: Pandemic&#8217;s impact on the rural workforce&#8221; &#8212; Center for Rural Policy and Development" data-secret="UsVGZCNvSJ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.ruralmn.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

Last week we released our report exploring how the pandemic has impacted jobs and the workforce in Rural Minnesota. And on this episode, we get to dive in a bit deeper into this topic with a couple of our Workforce Development Boards and a labor analyst with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development...

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Season 1 Ep 15: Preview of the 2021 Legislative Session with Scott McMahon - Greater Minnesota Partnership

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="WA9b51JNmo"><a href="https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/ep-15-preview-of-the-2021-legislative-session-with-scott-mcmahon-greater-minnesota-partnership/">Season 1 Ep 15: Preview of the 2021 Legislative Session with Scott McMahon &#8211; Greater Minnesota Partnership</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/ep-15-preview-of-the-2021-legislative-session-with-scott-mcmahon-greater-minnesota-partnership/embed/#?secret=WA9b51JNmo" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Season 1 Ep 15: Preview of the 2021 Legislative Session with Scott McMahon &#8211; Greater Minnesota Partnership&#8221; &#8212; Center for Rural Policy and Development" data-secret="WA9b51JNmo" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.ruralmn.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

Today marks the start of the 2021 MN Legislative Session. A session that will likely be very different than any other legislative session since it will begin and likely remain an online affair. Our CEO, Julie Tesch got an opportunity to chat with Scott McMahon, the Executive Director of the Greater Minnesota Partnership about the...

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Season 1 Ep 14: Artists on Mainstreet Program - Small towns tapping artists for community development

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Y9HElSitgt"><a href="https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/ep-14-artists-on-mainstreet-program-small-towns-tapping-artists-for-community-development/">Season 1 Ep 14: Artists on Mainstreet Program &#8211; Small towns tapping artists for community development</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/ep-14-artists-on-mainstreet-program-small-towns-tapping-artists-for-community-development/embed/#?secret=Y9HElSitgt" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Season 1 Ep 14: Artists on Mainstreet Program &#8211; Small towns tapping artists for community development&#8221; &#8212; Center for Rural Policy and Development" data-secret="Y9HElSitgt" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.ruralmn.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

Rural communities across Minnesota are tapping a new program to help bring a fresh set of ideas to their community development toolbox. Offered in partnership by Rethos and Springboard for the Arts, staff from these organizations will come and assist communities in planning and implementing artist-led projects. Assistance comes in the form of training, one-on-one...

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Season 1 Ep 13: The importance of rural grocery stores - Kathy Draeger, University of Minnesota Extension | Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="khsynmF5fV"><a href="https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/ep-13-kathy-draeger-university-of-minnesota-extension-regional-sustainable-development-partnerships/">Season 1 Ep 13: The importance of rural grocery stores &#8211; Kathy Draeger, University of Minnesota Extension | Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/ep-13-kathy-draeger-university-of-minnesota-extension-regional-sustainable-development-partnerships/embed/#?secret=khsynmF5fV" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Season 1 Ep 13: The importance of rural grocery stores &#8211; Kathy Draeger, University of Minnesota Extension | Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships&#8221; &#8212; Center for Rural Policy and Development" data-secret="khsynmF5fV" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.ruralmn.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

Kathy Draeger, the statewide Director of the University of Minnesota Extension –  Regional Sustainable Development Partnership, wants rural communities to see their local grocery stores as the assets they are. Small town grocery stores have been facing an uphill battle against increasing competition from the big national chains. In this interview, Kathy and Julie will...

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Season 1 Ep 12: Julie Ring, Association of Minnesota Counties

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<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7m1akOdEME"><a href="https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/ep-12-julie-ring-association-of-minnesota-counties/">Season 1 Ep 12: Julie Ring, Association of Minnesota Counties</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ruralmn.org/podcast/ep-12-julie-ring-association-of-minnesota-counties/embed/#?secret=7m1akOdEME" width="500" height="350" title="&#8220;Season 1 Ep 12: Julie Ring, Association of Minnesota Counties&#8221; &#8212; Center for Rural Policy and Development" data-secret="7m1akOdEME" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.ruralmn.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>

So just what is the Association of Minnesota Counties? Our President and CEO, Julie Tesch, talks with AMC’s Executive Director, Julie Ring, about the association that supports and advocates for Minnesota’s 87 counties. This year of Covid has been especially challenging for county governments. Julie discusses the difficult issues counties have faced and are still...

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Season 1 Ep 11: CRPD Research - Census and redistricting in Rural Minnesota

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On this episode Julie Tesch and Marnie Werner talk about two topics that only come around every ten years, the Census and legislative redistricting. They discuss  why redistricting is so important but has been so troublesome in Minnesota history, the role of accurate census data and how a salamander became a symbol of democracy in...

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Season 1 Ep 10: CRPD Research - Volunteer Drivers

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On today’s episode, we stay in-house to discuss our most recent research brief. Julie talks with our research intern Whitney Oachs and Director of Research Marnie Werner about volunteer drivers,  a little-known but essential program in rural Minnesota that helps the elderly and handicapped stay in their homes. We’ll discuss who these volunteer drivers are,...

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Season 1 Ep 9: David Unmacht - League of Minnesota Cities

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In this episode, we’ll be talking with Dave Unmacht, the executive director of the League of Minnesota Cities.  He’ll be sharing his thoughts on the challenges and opportunities facing Minnesota’s small towns, how uncertainty will be the defining characteristic of the next five years, and why getting involved in local government may just be the...