IN the great forward movement of the times, the country is far behind the city. Modern improvements have obtained slowly among the farmers. Machinery has taken the place of men everywhere, even to a ...

Rural country schools were very popular in the homestead era. My home county maxed out at 82 in its heyday. Some were established as early as 1908, but most sprang ...

This article was originally published byIndian Country Today and is republished here with permission. Recently, Paul Krugman shared his thoughts about the decline of rural America: “There are powerful ...

Those of us who grew up in a rural environment refer to it as livin’ in the country. “Bless your heart” and “we’re fixin’ to make supper,” are just a couple of rural-isms we former country dwellers ...