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USDA.gov (press release) (blog)
Wed, 22 May 2013 09:08:37 -0700
Turning on a light, running water from a faucet, or calling a friend are activities that most of us take for granted. Rural utility providers are the lifeblood in their communities offering services important in our everyday lives and in supporting ...
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Bloomington Pantagraph
Wed, 22 May 2013 19:58:00 -0700
SPRINGFIELD – Illinoisans soon may be able legally to drive 70 miles per hour on rural interstate highways under a proposal now approved by both the Illinois House and Senate. The House approved a proposed speed limit increase Wednesday by a 85-30 ...
|  InsideARM |
Plain Dealer
Tue, 21 May 2013 19:06:07 -0700
They don't live in counties defined by regulators as “rural,” even if they're surrounded by cows, pigs, chickens or soybeans. The rural label packs a federal regulatory punch, especially as it pertains to balloon mortgages, or short-term mortgages that ...
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Reuters AlertNet (blog)
Thu, 23 May 2013 06:30:15 -0700
KAKAMEGA, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Residents of some rural communities in Western Kenya can now access clean piped water at their doorsteps, thanks to solar-powered engines that pump it from borehole wells. Pamela Kuyuti reckons it ...
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HealthCanal.com
Thu, 23 May 2013 02:45:50 -0700
The importance of rural clinical schools and regional medical schools in helping to overcome rural medical workforce shortages will be highlighted at an upcoming conference. Monash University's Professor Judi Walker will facilitate a panel discussion ...
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myfox8.com
Wed, 22 May 2013 15:57:57 -0700
ASHEBORO, NC — Budget plans from Governor Pat McCrory and the State Senate both target a program important to rural counties for budget cuts. Gov. McCrory's plan suggests cutting $6 million from the Rural Economic Development Center, while the ...
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Topeka Capital Journal
Wed, 22 May 2013 15:24:31 -0700
OVERLAND PARK — Washburn Rural's softball team is the top seed and only undefeated team in the eight-team field for the Class 6A tournament at Blue Valley West. But veteran Junior Blues coach Brenda Holaday, whose team is 22-0, is looking no further ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Thu, 23 May 2013 04:47:52 -0700
Savers in rural Waveney in Suffolk and urban Christchurch in Dorset have the highest amounts stashed as a proportion of local earnings across England and Wales, at 53pc. The high cost of city living is taking its toll, with the lowest savings balances ...
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