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RMJ: Volume 1, Issue 1, released Winter 2006
RMJ: Volume 1, Issue 2, released Fall 2006
"Educating Rural Minnesota's Children"
RMJ: Volume 2, Issue 1, released Spring 2007
"Examining Rural Health Care"
RMJ: Volume 2, Issue 1, released Fall 2007
"Institutional Change: Possibilities for the Future"
RMJ: Volume 3, Issue 1: Fall 2008
"Women in Rural Minnesota"
RMJ: Issue 1, Winter 2006 (complete issue, file size 2.8 Mb)
Table of Contents
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Foreword: U.S. Senator Norm Coleman
Acknowledgements
Reinventing Rural MinnesotaFormer Congressman Tim Penny, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
Spatially Separated Neighborhoods and Ruralplexes,
or Rural Minnesota is not Lake Wobegon!
Dr. Tom Stinson, State Economist, University of Minnesota
Tom Gillaspy, State Demographer, Minnesota Dept. of Administration
The Economics of Minnesota's Ruralplexes
Dr. Tom Stinson, State Economist, University of Minnesota
The Demographics of Ruralplexes
Tom Gillaspy, State Demographer, Minnesota Dept. of Administration
Minnesota Agriculture in the New Millennium
Dr. C. Ford Runge, Professor, University of Minnesota
Challenge Helps Promote Creativity
Dr. Joe Nathan, Senior Fellow, University of Minnesota, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs,
Center for School Change
Representation and Legislative Power:
Overcoming Rural Minnesota's Representational Deficit
Dr. Christopher Gilbert, Professor, Gustavus Adolphus College
Minnesota County Government:
A History of Accomplishment, A Commitment to the Future
James A. Mulder, Executive Director, Association of Minnesota Counties
Trends and Tsunamis: Rural Higher Education
Dr. Linda Baer, Senior Vice Chancellor, Minnesota State Colleges & Universities
Rural Minnesota Health Care
Raymond G. Christensen, M.D., University of Minnesota-Duluth School of Medicine
RMJ: Volume 1, Issue 2, Fall 2006 (complete issue, 2.4 Mb)
Release date: Sept. 5, 2006
Table of Contents
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Editor's Note: Dr. Jack Geller, President, Center for Rural Policy and Development
Foreword: Commissioner Alice Seagren, Minn. Department of Education
Rural Education in Minnesota
Martha McMurry & Barbara Ronningen, Minnesota Demographic Center
Small-Town Education: A Personal Perspective
Kathryn Peters, Student Presidential Scholar, Minnesota State University, Mankato
The Minnesota Miracle Abandoned? Changes in Minnesota School Funding, 2001-2007
Dr. Gregory R. Thorson, University of Minnesota, Morris
Risk and Resilience in Rural Minnesota: Helping Our Youngest Citizens Succeed
Dr. Martha Ferrell Erickson & Michele Fallon
Center for Early Education and Development, University of Minnesota
Harvesting the Talents of Minority Students: A Look at Achievement Disparities in Rural Minnesota Schools
Dr. D. Paul Dona, Dr. P. Hoffman & Dr. L. DeLong, Minnesota State University, Mankato
Minnesota's K-12 Schools: How Chartered and Other New Ideas are Opening Up the Public School System
Doug Thomas, Executive Director, EdVisions Inc.
Expanding and Enhancing Rural Education Through Agricultural Education
Julie Tesch, Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council
About Minnesota’s Center for Rural Policy and Development
Introducing the Atlas of Minnesota Online
RMJ: Volume 2, Issue 1, Spring 2007 (complete issue, 3.5 mb)
Release date: March 5, 2007
Table of Contents
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Editor's Note
Dr. Jack Geller, President, Center for Rural Policy & Development
Foreword
Liz Quam, The CDI Institute, Minnesota Rural Health Association
Simple, Elegant and Flexible: Why I Chose to Be a Rural Family Doctor
Sarah Sprengeler, Medical student
University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Duluth campus
Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care Among
Rural and Urban Minnesotans
Dr. Kathleen Call & Jeanette Ziegenfuss
University of Minnesota School of Public Health
MinnesotaCare: Key Trends and Challenges
Julie Sonier, Minnesota Department of Health, Health Economics Program
Rural Minnesota's Health Care Workforce:
Demographic, Geography and Strategies
Jay Fonkert, Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Telehealth in Minnesota: At a Crossroads
Karen Welle, Minnesota
Department of Health, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Dr. Stuart Speedie, University of Minnesota School of Medicine
The Main Street Pharmacy: Becoming an Endangered Species
Dr. Andrew Traynor, Dr. Todd Sorensen & Dr. Tom Larson
University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy
Long-Term Care in Greater Minnesota
LaRhae Knatterud, Minnesota Department of Human Services
Measuring and Improving the Quality of Care in Rural Minnesota Hospitals
Michelle Casey, University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Small Fish in a Big Pond: EMS Issues in Greater Minnesota
Gary Wingrove, Gold Cross/Mayo Medical Transportation
Aarron Reinert, Lakes Region EMS
About Minnesota's Center for Rural Policy & Development
About the Atlas of Minnesota Online
RMJ: Volume 2, Issue 2: Fall 2007 (complete issue, file size 3.5 Mb)
Table of Contents
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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
RMJ: Volume 3, Issue 1: Fall 2008 (complete issue, file size 3.3 Mb)
Table of Contents
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Editor's Note (Includes Table of Contents and Acknowledgements)
Marnie Werner, RMJ Editor and Research Manager,
Center for Rural Policy & Development
The Demographics of Rural Women: Now and the Future
Martha McMurry & Dr. R. Thomas Gillaspy
Minnesota State Demographic Center
An analysis of data shows that rural women are still behind in several social and economic areas, such as education and earnings, but are catching up.
"I Always Put Myself Last": Rural Women and the Challenge of Work-Life Integration
Madeleine Alberts
Children, Youth and Family Consortium, University of Minnesota
Rural women face particular difficulties in three areas of their day-to-day lives: finding adequate child care, the distances necessary to travel just live their daily lives, and the lack of options in finding a satisfying job.
Walking in Two Worlds: Helping Immigrant Women Adjust in Rural Minnesota
Cecil Gassis & Anne Ganey
YWCA of Mankato
Women coming to America face special challenges, but they are choosing rural America – and rural Minnesota – for particular reasons. This program is helping them adjust to their new lives.
Strengthening Social Capital to Tackle Poverty
Donna Rae Scheffert
Center for Community Vitality, University of Minnesota
Women have a higher chance of winding up in poverty, especially if they are single mothers. But can moving to a rural area help? And are there simple ways communities can assist families in poverty to give them a hand up?
The Changing Role of Women in Minnesota Agriculture
Doris Mold
Sunrise Agricultural Associates
Women have been involved in agriculture since agriculture began, but often behind the scenes. Today women are receiving formal recognition as leaders on the farm and in the farming community.
Women's Work: Productive Aging in Rural Minnesota
Jan Hively
University of Minnesota Senior Fellow (Retired)
It is well known that rural MinnesotaÕs population old and getting older faster than the urban areas of the state. There are many ways that the senior population can and are contributing to the welfare of their communities and themselves.
Women's Health: Reproductive Health Services in Rural Minnesota
Kristen Tharaldson & Angie Sechler
Office of Rural Health & Primary Care, Minnesota Department of Health
Among the many issues facing health care in rural Minnesota is the access to reproductive health care services for women. Ready access to these services involves everything from cancer screenings to prenatal check-ups to teen health.
Choosing Place First: Remembrances and Observations About Entrepreneurship
Mary Mathews
Northeast Entrepreneur Fund
Starting one's own business is growing increasingly popular in rural Minnesota. Mathews discusses her experiences as president of the Northeast Entrepreneur Fund and her experiences as an entrepreneur herself.
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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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