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Welcome to the Rural Minnesota Journal
Institutional Change: Possibilities for the Future
The newest issue of the award-winning Rural Minnesota Journal, "Institutional Change: Possibilities for the Future," is now available. In this issue, the authors discuss the possibilities for large-scale change in four areas: local governance, education, health care and telecommunications. You can download pdfs of all the articles or the entire Journal by clicking on the links below, or contact us to request a hard copy.
Available now for download
RMJ: Volume 2, Issue 2: Fall 2007 (complete issue, file size 3.5 Mb)
Table of Contents
(Click the links to download individual articles)
Editor's Note (Includes Table of Contents, Chairman's Note and Acknowledgements)
Marnie Werner, RMJ Editor and Program Manager,
Center for Rural Policy & Development
Institutional Change in Local Governance
Dr. Anthony Filipovitch, Urban and Regional Studies Institute
Minnesota State University, Mankato
The Road Not Taken
Gail Miller, Renville County Recorder
The Rural Education Dilemma
Joe Graba, Education|Evolving
Questioning Conventional Wisdom About Minnesota's Public Schools
Dr. Joe Nathan & Laura Accomando, University of Minnesota,
Center for School Change
Performance Management: Improving and Sustaining Performance in Rural Hospitals
Terry J. Hill, Rural Health Resource Center
A Chicken in Every Pot and Broadband for Every Loon:
Are Ubiquitous Broadband Connections Necessary for Prosperity in Rural Minnesota?
Katie Johnson, Park Region Telephone Co.
The Potential for Open Access Networks in Minnesota:
A New Community-Based Approach
Bernadine Joselyn, Blandin Foundation & Gary Fields, Development Strategies and Resources Inc.
What Needs to be Done About Big Broadband
Dr. Milda K. Hedblom, Augsburg College
About Minnesota's Center for Rural Policy & Development
To receive a copy of RMJ by mail, click here to download, print and fill out an RMJ order form and mail it to:
Center for Rural Policy and Development
Attn: RMJ
600 S. Fifth St., Suite 211
Saint Peter, MN 56082
Fax it to: (507) 934-7704
Call the Center at (507) 934-7700.
The cost is $3 per copy for postage and handling (or you can pick them up for free at our office). You can also download the Journal for free by clicking the titles above.
As with all our publications, past issues of the Rural Minnesota Journal will be available on our our web site for downloading in pdf format. You can download the entire issue or individual articles.
To download past copies of RMJ, click here.
Read some of the praise for the first issue of
Rural Minnesota Journal:
"It's a must read for rural Minnesota's future decisionmakers."
Star Tribune Editorial
Jan. 24, 2006"[T]he new Rural Minnesota Journal is a gold mine of innovative ideas and new thinking. It’s worth picking up for anyone who wants to join a serious debate about rural Minnesota’s future."
Mankato Free Press Editorial
Jan. 25, 2006"What makes the journal stand out is its devotion to research as opposed to wishful thinking."
Tom Dennis, Grand Forks Herald
Jan. 29, 2006"[F]or those who wish to become leaders of the region or those whose policy decisions in St. Paul affect our futures, it's a necessary read and a valuable tool."
Marshall Independent Editorial
Jan. 26, 2006"A publication featuring rural policy issues is overdue. We hope the discussion generated by the Rural Minnesota Journal will eventually lead to policy innovations that will serve to help us in Greater Minnesota overcome our challenges."
International Falls Daily Journal Editorial
Jan. 31, 2006
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