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Last fall, my husband and I were on our way to Minneapolis, Minn., from our northern Minnesota lake cabin.

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Navigating through the seven co-op principles on these pages, one will find stories and photos that attempt to illustrate each principle in practic

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Youth Tour has brought high school students to Washington, D.C., for a week in June every year since the late 1950s.

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PHEASANTS

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While growing up on a farm, my brothers have introduced new technology to my dad.

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I recall doing a report in northern South Dakota, during the severe 2006 drought.

Arthur C., “A.C.,” Townley addresses a group of Nonpartisan League (NPL) members. Townley is credited with conceiving the NPL, which began as a discontented agrarian movement. The league was one of the early advocates for a state-owned bank.  Photo: State Historical Society of North Dakota, B0921-00001

“We’ve always struggled out here on the prairie,” says Eric Hardmeyer, the current and 13th manager of the Bank of North Dakota.

Rural people work hard to keep their grocery stores. But some rural groceries have difficulty getting common grocery items, like produce or fresh meat, perhaps because they can’t find a supplier to deliver to them or because they can’t afford the price offered.  Photo by NDAREC/Liza Kessel

“From rather early on in this process, it became obvious that our rural grocery sector was in decline.

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“It is an exploding area, enabling economic activity and enabling social interaction.