Sustainability Brownbaggers at WIU
This semester's Sustainability Brownbaggers at Western Illinois University will begin by focusing on food-related issued.Timothy Collins, Assistant Director of the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs...
View ArticleStudents Studying Wind Power
Winds farms are dotting the landscape across Illinois, and now wind energy is working its way into school curriculum. A new Illinois Wind Energy Program is being offered in three Central Illinois...
View ArticleThe Wide-Ranging Impact of the US Farm Bill
There’s more than one drought choking the country. On Capitol Hill, there’s a drought of ideas – and compassion – about farmers, rural America and the needy.
View ArticleRural Residents Concerned About EMS
Rural parts of Illinois do not have adequate access to emergency medical services. That's the conclusion of a state panel assigned to study how the state can better serve its farm communities.After...
View ArticleNew Survey Looks at Using Bio-mass to Heat Homes
Bio-fuels are usually associated with cars. But a grant could help promote other uses for it.
View ArticleRural Development at Risk Due to Fiscal Cliff
Rural communities face possible cuts to the assistance they receive from the federal government. The House version of the currently-stalled Farm Bill makes deep cuts to some rural development programs.
View ArticleTalking About Sustainability
This week on Emphasis, Rich Egger’s guest is Timothy Collins, Assistant Director, Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs. They talk about sustainability and the upcoming series of Sustainability...
View ArticleNew Survey Looks at Using Bio-mass to Heat Homes
Bio-fuels are usually associated with cars. But a grant could help promote other uses for it.
View ArticleRural Development at Risk Due to Fiscal Cliff
Rural communities face possible cuts to the assistance they receive from the federal government. The House version of the currently-stalled Farm Bill makes deep cuts to some rural development programs.
View ArticleTalking About Sustainability
This week on Emphasis, Rich Egger’s guest is Timothy Collins, Assistant Director, Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs. They talk about sustainability and the upcoming series of Sustainability...
View ArticleChanges for WIU Environmental Summit
What’s being called an “Environmental Summit Lite” will be held this Spring at Western Illinois University.
View ArticleCarthage Maps Out Goals
Carthage has developed out a strategic plan to boost economic development with the help of the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University.
View ArticleSustainability Brownbaggers at WIU
This semester's Sustainability Brownbaggers at Western Illinois University will begin by focusing on food-related issued.Timothy Collins, Assistant Director of the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs...
View ArticleStudents Studying Wind Power
Winds farms are dotting the landscape across Illinois, and now wind energy is working its way into school curriculum. A new Illinois Wind Energy Program is being offered in three Central Illinois...
View ArticleThe Wide-Ranging Impact of the US Farm Bill
There’s more than one drought choking the country. On Capitol Hill, there’s a drought of ideas – and compassion – about farmers, rural America and the needy.
View ArticleRural Residents Concerned About EMS
Rural parts of Illinois do not have adequate access to emergency medical services. That's the conclusion of a state panel assigned to study how the state can better serve its farm communities.After...
View ArticleNew Name, Focus for WIU’s Environmental Summit
The annual environmental summit at Western Illinois University is now known as the Prairie Lands Environmental Summit.
View ArticleLt. Governor Takes Reins of Rural Affairs Council
Part of Evelyn Sanguinetti’s job as Illinois’ Lieutenant Governor is to oversee the Governor’s Rural Affairs Council. The group works to create state policy to benefit rural residents.In this role, the...
View ArticleBusiness Tax Breaks Don't Help Citizens
A researcher believes tax breaks that states give to corporations prove to be detrimental in the long run. "Here's the problem: somebody has to pay," said Timothy Collins, Assistant Director of the...
View ArticleNo Place to Call Home
A quieter, harder-to-detect problem than its urban counterpart, rural homelessness nonetheless leaves its mark on people and communities.
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