Mom Moves Her Family to Rural Alaska for a 'Slow' Lifestyle. Now She Travels 9 Hours for Costco Hauls (Exclusive)

Olivia Jones and her family moved to Eagle, Alaska after her husband's job went remote during COVID ...

Woman Reveals the 3 Most Dangerous Parts About Her Life Semi-Off the Grid in Rural Alaska (Exclusive)

Olivia Jones lives in Eagle, Alaska with her husband and four kids ...
Alaska Public Media

Overdose death rates decline in Alaska after record high

The rate of Alaskans dying from drug overdoses declined by 5% in 2024 compared to the year before. That’s a welcome reduction after the state saw its highest number of overdose deaths on record in ...
The Manila Times

American Indian College Fund Scholarship Season Opens February 1

Be sure to apply for American Indian College Fund scholarships. Application season opens February 1.
Governing

From Empty Stores to Child-Care Hubs: Rural America’s Answer to the Care Crisis

Kansas flex-plexes and Indiana microcenters are turning underused spaces into multiprovider childcare facilities.

Daily on Energy, presented by Americans for Fusion: Low temps strain grid, bye-bye climate accord, and deep-sea mining off Alaska

WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Tuesday, readers! It’s still a chilly day here at the nation’s capital and ...
Alaska Public Media

People are protesting AI data centers, and it's scrambling political lines

Data centers used to fuel AI are popping up all over the U.S., and they're becoming a midterm issue for voters that's now ...
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You're not imagining it — groceries cost way more in some places

You're not imagining it — grocery prices vary wildly from state to state and city to city. Here's why your food bill depends ...
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Plexes, Pods, and Micro-Centers: New Family Childcare Models Are Bringing Business and Families Back to Main Street

When LeyAnn Gehlen-Wampler of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, gave birth to her son last year, she faced a common dilemma in rural communities: She needed to work to pay her living expenses, but the cost of ...

17 Wild, Horrifying, Or Staggering Differences Between Living In A Red Vs. Blue State, According To People Who've Lived In Both

"Red areas are very cheap to live in, but there aren't jobs. Blue areas have everything you could ever want, but you'll never ...
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I Spoke to Astrophysicists About Starlink’s Expansion. Here’s the Doomsday Scenario Keeping Them Up at Night

I Spoke to Astrophysicists About Starlink’s Expansion. Here’s the Doomsday Scenario Keeping Them Up at Night ...