Across sovereign governments, a group of Southwest tribes prepares to launch their own network.
Leah Todd
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How a rural electric co-op connected a community
By expanding into broadband, Kit Carson Co-op provides high-speed internet to thousands.
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In small towns, a way to make remote work, work
A ‘micro’ economic development program bolsters a community of telecommuters.
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The Big Swing: Why a blue Colorado county voted for Trump
How a wave of retirees and a changed economic landscape reshaped rural politics.
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Digitally disconnected
How rural students struggle to find internet access, and what one small college is doing about it.
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How one tiny high school hacked Advanced Placement classes
Paonia High brings college-level coursework to rural students by partnering with its neighbors.
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Native schools move forward by looking to the past
How a New Mexico network is building a new generation of native schools.
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How to feed the masses in small-town America
New business models bring food to towns too small for big box stores.
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Is there a way to revive drought-stricken soil?
In Colorado, potato-farming brothers are saving water by using cover crops innovatively.
Posted inSeptember 5, 2016: When the Doctor is Out
A cure for the ‘catch-all’ emergency room
In Colorado, a new movement aims to provide an alternative for people experiencing mental health crises. But does it work?
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Telemedicine shrinks the West’s vast health desert
In New Mexico, an experiment in treating stroke victims at a distance.
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Española has tried everything to stop drug overdoses
What we can learn from the fight against addiction in a small New Mexico town.
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How a police chief used compassion to combat his community’s drug problem
The approach taken by Gloucester, Massacusetts, might falter in New Mexico, where it’s desperately needed.
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How to find its high-risk drug users before it’s too late
Rio Arriba’s health care providers are pulling together to treat patients and prevent overdoses.
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Can Alamosa find a fix for the ‘catch-all’ emergency room?
A new movement aims to provide an alternative for people experiencing mental health crises in Colorado.
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A video fix for rural healthcare’s challenges
A program to connect urban specialists with rural doctors saves time and money on stroke treatment.
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Searching for solutions in the changing rural West
A new project looks to answer how small towns can survive a new era.
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Can cutting down trees protect New Mexico’s water?
A new collaboration seeks to ease wildfire’s impacts by thinning overgrown forests.