The July 27 edition of the National Public Radio program Sunday Weekend Edition included an extensive report featuring Center for Rural Affairs Executive Director Chuck Hassebrook. The story driven by the introduction of the New Homestead Act in Congress examined the early history, current conditions and possible futures of rural communities. Follow the link below to the National Public Radio Web site where the audio report may be played.
http://discover.npr.org/rundowns/segment.jhtml?wfId=1342240
Click on the headline to listen to the story. NPR provides audio players at http://www.npr.org/audiohelp/audioplayers.html. For problems, try the NPR audio help page http://www.npr.org/audiohelp/index.html, or call or the Center and for a sound file of the story (access to audio links is also available at its Web site in the newsroom section www.cfra.org/newsroom/newsreleases.htm).
