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Sep 15, 2025 · “We recognize that the process of establishing the (lab) was long and, at times, difficult for those most deeply involved,” said university representative Aileen Yoo in an email …

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Oct 29, 2024 · The initiative focuses heavily on resource extraction of tribal lands but lacks detail on other key issues.

Annie is HCN’s Virginia Spencer Davis fellow, covering rural life, agriculture, and migration. Originally from DC, she got her reporting start at the weekly paper in Homer, Alaska.

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Aug 1, 2025 · In 2006, large-scale ICE raids in Greeley, Colorado, and elsewhere, triggered changes to the center of the country that fed today’s nativist politics.