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Students and Healthcare Services on Maine’s Island Communities Stay Connected

June 19, 2020 Timothy P. Hobbs, USDA Rural Development State Director for Maine

Maine’s island communities are scattered up and down the coastline, many of them miles out to sea - they’re rural communities carving out a life both in and on the Atlantic Ocean. Despite the distance from the mainland, the educators and healthcare workers in this remote area of the state are...

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Rural Distance Learning Gets a Tech Boost in Oklahoma and Texas

April 02, 2020 Chad Rupe, Administrator, Rural Utilities Services

Hilliary Communications, which serves parts of Oklahoma and Texas, has reinforced its commitment to its customers and communities with a series of upgrades in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. This is especially important since students across the state will begin distance learning on April 6 as...

Broadband Rural

When a Hospital Isn’t Just a Hospital

July 26, 2010 prhee

Submitted by: Colleen Callahan, Illinois State Director, USDA Rural Development Question: Why do you go to a hospital? A: To visit someone who is sick B. To get a diagnostic test C. To see a specialist D. To have surgery E. To meet your trainer for your workout F. All of the above

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