The success of antibiotics has dramatically changed the way we think about illness and recovery since their development in the 1940s. Unfortunately, antibiotics are not as potent as they used to be. Our thinking may need to change again—both in how we treat illness, and, some experts argue, in how we raise livestock.
In the wake of the bombings at the Boston Marathon, Bostonians are offering their help in many ways, driven by the human desire to be part of something greater than themselves. We can learn something from their response.
The need for good mental health care is clear, but rural communities often have few resources to provide it. Jail cells serve as temporary safe places for suicidal individuals, and many who respond to suicidal intentions say they feel inadequately trained to deal with such situations.
Many others in rural Dakota communities have also come to the conclusion that playgrounds are key components of good living for their families—but they are also learning that the process for putting them in place is not that simple.
Christine Sorensen, rural development coordinator for the U. S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development in Pierre, S.D., sends out a jam-packed e-mail regularly with resources galore for rural communities. Here’s the latest! Read and share with your friends a colleagues. —Heidi M-L NEWS…
Telecommuting can be a valuable tool for revitalizing our rural communities.
Esther Patterson, of Britton, will turn 100 on Sunday, March 31, and her granddaughter came up with a novel idea to mark the occasion: Do 100 random “acts of kindness” in her honor.
Check out this weekly listing of resources from Christine Sorensen, rural development coordinator for the USDA in Pierre, S.D.
Many S.D. landowners likely noticed a significant bump on the valuation of their land in the 2013 tax assessments that arrived in their mailboxes in early March.
Three more newspapers are participating in the Dakotafire project, bringing our total to 14 newspapers in North and South Dakota.