Barn Raiser - Independent source for rural and small town news.
Barn Raiser connects local and national perspectives through a network of writers and contributors who live in and care about rural and small town communities. By giving voice to shared concerns, and by reporting on local organizing strategies, Barn Raiser will leaven the commons with local connections. Contact us: [email protected] (708) 260-6323
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2022年12月9日 · Joel Bleifuss is Barn Raiser Editor & Publisher and Board President of Barn Raising Media Inc. He is a descendent of German and Scottish farmers who immigrated to Wisconsin and South Dakota in the 19th Century. Bleifuss was born and raised in Fulton, Mo., a town on the edge of the Ozarks.
Our Favorite Rural Stories in 2024 - barnraisingmedia.com
2024年12月29日 · This year Barn Raiser took on the complexities of the farm bill in our new column “Inside the Farm Bill,” launched new Special Reports like “Charting a Path of Rural Progress,” which featured interviews with rural policy experts and organizers from around the country, broke ground in our reporting on rural nursing homes and PFAS and expanded coverage of Native Life, the environment and ...
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Mission Statement: Barn Raiser publishes independent news, analysis and information to support diverse, civically engaged and dynamically connected rural and small town communities. We champion the free exchange of public dialogue by bringing together underrepresented voices and perspectives on the intractable issues facing communities and policymakers.
Hope in Turbulent Times: Native Leaders Take the Long View
2024年12月16日 · In the wake of the 2024 election, Barn Raiser talks to prominent Native leaders and mentors, who tell us in edited interviews how and why their communities have long endured, even in divisive and unsettled times. Right now, all of us who live together on this earth face not just political instability but the “dual crises of climate change …
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Barn Raiser connects local and national perspectives through a network of writers and contributors who live in and care about rural and small town communities. By giving voice to shared concerns, and by reporting on local organizing strategies, Barn Raiser will leaven the commons with local connections. Contact us: [email protected] (708) 260-6323
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Barn Raiser connects local and national perspectives through a network of writers and contributors who live in and care about rural and small town communities. By giving voice to shared concerns, and by reporting on local organizing strategies, Barn Raiser will leaven the commons with local connections. Contact us: [email protected] (708) 260-6323
Politics Archives - Barn Raiser
Barn Raiser connects local and national perspectives through a network of writers and contributors who live in and care about rural and small town communities. By giving voice to shared concerns, and by reporting on local organizing strategies, Barn Raiser will leaven the commons with local connections. Contact us: [email protected] (708) 260-6323
The Grassroots Electoral Movement Reshaping Rural Politics
2024年10月23日 · Wenda Sheard became a candidate for public office not because she thought she’d win, but because nobody else was willing to run. The self-described grandma, attorney, former teacher and trained mediator is running for state representative as a Democrat in a rural district near Athens, Ohio.
Dueling Farm Bill Proposals Set the Stage for Partisan Clash - Barn …
2024年5月16日 · A fter failing to take significant action for more than a year, farm bill re-authorization negotiations in Congress have finally picked up speed in the last two weeks. Agriculture Committee leaders in the Republican-controlled House and the Democratic-led Senate have released competing farm bill frameworks. The contrast between each party’s package is significant, but both continue in a ...