FiredUp: My rejected question for Michael Pollan
My submitted question for an interview with Michael Pollan didn’t make the cut.
Resources for rural communities, May 2, 2013
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. I’ve been lax in getting this posted, so here’s the latest from two e-mails.…
FiredUp: We can’t live in the past
The first thing we have to do in order to look to the future of our community is to let go of the past.
Video of Dakotafire presentation at Rural Policy Leadership Institute
Check out the video of Editor Heidi Marttila-Losure’s presentation at the Rural Policy Leadership Institute, held April 8-10 in Dallas, Texas.
FiredUp: The lesson I learned from Boston
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.
Resources for rural communities, March 29, 2013
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…
FiredUp: Telecommuting may not be good for Yahoo, but it’s great for rural Dakotas
Telecommuting can be a valuable tool for revitalizing our rural communities.
Resources for rural communities, March 15, 2013
Check out this weekly listing of resources from Christine Sorensen, rural development coordinator for the USDA in Pierre, S.D.
FiredUp: Three more newspapers join Dakotafire
Three more newspapers are participating in the Dakotafire project, bringing our total to 14 newspapers in North and South Dakota.
FiredUp: Learning to wave, South Dakota-style
People from rural towns always have the impression that people from the big cities are “unfriendly” because we rarely (if ever) wave to strangers as we drive down the highway.