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Guest Voices

Stephanie Orman, Bentonville Mayor

Stephanie Orman, Bentonville Mayor

Hearing from Heartland Mayors: Bentonville, Arkansas, Mayor Stephanie Orman

Tricia Beal

Tricia Beal

The Workforce Central to America’s Food, That You May Not Know About

Claude Pirtle, MD

Collaborating Across States to Combat Chronic Disease in the Heartland

William Aderholdt

AI, Data and the Infrastructure Shaping the Future of Farming

Warwick Sabin

Warwick Sabin

Local Journalism Helps Communities Solve Problems, But Heartland Newsrooms Are Disappearing

Bill Smith

Bill Smith

Mental Health Reform Brings Hope to the Heartland

Katherine Andrews

The Natural State’s Economic Advantage

Miriam Vogel

It Takes All of Us: The Public-Private Mission to Build an AI-Ready America