Nonmetropolitan counties saw an increase in population over the last year — the first such gain since 2011. The increase was slight and confined to rural counties that are closest to cities, according to a report from the UNH Carsey School of Public Policy. Rural American counties reversed a six-year […]
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A Brighter Future Depends on Dealing with Painful Racial Past
More than a half-century ago, 12-year-old Ray Johnson tested the limits of the newly enacted Civil Rights Act in his hometown of Athens, Tennessee. He didn’t get too far. About a week ago, my friend Ray Johnson brought me a copy of an old newspaper article with the headline, “Negro […]
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