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For Sustained Soil and Water Health, Farmers Are ‘Playing the Long Game’
For Sustained Soil and Water Health, Farmers Are ‘Playing the Long Game’
Environment
Paul Wolfe September 2, 2026
With the help of farmers like Kristin Duncanson, the AGree Coalition is proving that regenerative farming is key to a more resilient U.S. agriculture system
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Low Lake Mead
The Colorado River Has New Guidelines, but the Underlying Challenges Remain
The Colorado River Has New Guidelines, but the Underlying Challenges Remain
Environment
Moira Mcdonald August 28, 2026
What we do next will determine the river’s future
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Ana Aguayo and Meredith Bergstrom
Many Places, One Future: How Northwest Arkansas' Small Cities Are Helping Shape the Region’s Future
Many Places, One Future: How Northwest Arkansas' Small Cities Are Helping Shape the Region’s Future
Home Region
Meredith Bergstrom August 27, 2026
Through careful planning and solutions rooted in community voice, Northwest Arkansas’ small cities are growing with intention
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Three men sit on teh steps of a university hall.
What Young Men Can Teach Us About Postsecondary Success
What Young Men Can Teach Us About Postsecondary Success
Foundation
Wiselene "Wizzy" Dorceus July 29, 2026
A fellow with SMU’s Center on Research and Evaluation explores how to align educational pathways with young people's aspirations, identities and lived experience
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Ultrarunner Mina Guli runs along a highway crossing the Colorado River.
‘We Can Do Hard Things’
‘We Can Do Hard Things’
Environment
Renu Mittal July 20, 2026
Ultramarathoner and global water activist Mina Guli takes on her biggest challenge yet—the Colorado River
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It is not what you gather in life, it's what you scatter in life that tells the kind of life you have lived.
Helen Walton's favorite saying