Archive for November 2021
SCENES from PARTY NIGHT!
Downtown Party Night is the official beginning of the shopping season for Christmas in Crawfordsville. Not only that, but it very appropriately coincides with Small Business Saturday now. The Paper…
Read MoreAre things piling up in corners of your home?
By Randall Franks Have you ever realized how things seem to simply pile up? I have just endured about four and a half weeks of reducing these piles, sheet by…
Read MoreGetting the better of bullying in and out of schools
(NAPSI)—For many students, learning and school excitement can be stifled by caution and worry about bullying—but it can be alleviated. The Problem Children who are bullied or who bully others…
Read More4 New ways agriculture is fighting climate change
(StatePoint) Agriculture contributes about 17 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, according to the United Nations. And while the sector is a key contributor to climate change, it is…
Read MoreUSDA helping rural internet access
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the Department has begun accepting applications for up to $1.15 billion in loans and grants to help people in rural…
Read MorePurdue partners with state to improve post-pandemic public health
The COVID-19 pandemic, and the toll it has taken on our communities, has underscored for public health the devastating social and racial inequities that exist within the state of Indiana…
Read MoreRokita details expanded Parents’ Bill of Rights
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita today issued an expanded version of his office’s Parents’ Bill of Rights that contains, among other new information, a fresh section on parents’ rights involving…
Read MoreSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program spending and the rural economy
By Johnathan Hladik Policy director, Center for Rural Affairs The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is often misunderstood as favoring urban residents over rural. Formerly known as food stamps,…
Read MoreThank a public health hero
In the spirit of the approaching holiday seasons, we should all pause and recognize the things we are grateful for. Though our focus is often on family, friends, the roof…
Read MoreRural group applauds support in Build Back Better
The Center for Rural Affairs is pleased to see funding for farmers and landowners implementing conservation practices on working lands included in the Build Back Better Act passed today by…
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