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From the Editor: Renaissance people
A funny thing has happened in some conversations in the news lately: First, those in manufacturing professions have felt the need to speak up to convince students—their potential future workforce—that manufacturing can provide a good living and a good life. Read More »
From the Editor: Building confidence
Do you know someone who is building a home in the rural Dakotas? That person is making both a sacrifice and a statement: The “common wisdom” would call their building project a poor financial investment. Yet they care enough about living how and where they choose that they are doing it anyway. I think people who live in suburban or ... Read More »
From the Editor: Success depends on ‘where the heart is’
Working together as a region makes a lot of sense. Unfortunately, good sense alone is not likely to make a regional effort work. Read More »
From the Editor: Pursuing Purpose
Many people who work in the realm of rural ideas have been trying to change the message that we are giving our young people: Read More »
From the Editor: People power
It’s easy now to think of the electrification of rural America as an inevitable step in the march of progress. Read More »
From the Editor: Conversations among neighbors
One blessing of being back on the farm where I grew up is that I’m reminded often of the family members who lived, raised their families, and made their living on this place. Read More »
From the Editor: Graduating into the community
Having a commencement speaker has become less fashionable for high school graduations—perhaps because one too many speakers continued past the point of polite patience for the elderly grandparents, Read More »
From the editor: Fostering leadership locally
Rural towns have populations of people who care deeply about their local communities. In order to maintain thriving communities, locals must be cultivated to serve as leaders. Read More »
From The Editor
Belonging In this inaugural issue of Dakotafire, our editor shares her story of homecoming. When I was growing up on this farm in Savo Township, rural Frederick, South Dakota, I was quite certain I was going off to college and not coming back. I knew, at least, that I didn’t want to come back here to farm life. Farming seemed ... Read More »