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Q&A: Walter Panzirer on Philanthropy and Rural Healthcare
by Madeline de Figueiredo, The Daily Yonder November 13, 2026 Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you see here? Join the mailing list and receive more conversations like this in your inbox. Walter Panzirer is a trustee of the Helmsley Charitable Trust, a global philanthropy. His work focuses on expanding access to healthcare in rural communities, an interest informed in part by his experience as a first responder. That background has shaped his perspective…
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By: AmberLi Emery With the passage of H.R. 9237 through the U.S. House of Representatives on Veterans Day, November 11, 2026, there has been considerable discussion about what this legislation could mean for our veterans and their families. While the bill contains several potentially significant improvements, it is important to understand that not every veteran…
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There’s a lecture posted on The Volokh Conspiracy that describes the restoration of the Second Amendment during my lifetime. The right to bear arms was almost eliminated under Johnson and Nixon, after being seriously hammered during Roosevelt’s administration. The article includes this statement: “The U.S. Supreme Court decisions of District of Columbia v. Heller in…
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It’s not your imagination, there are fewer dumpsters available at the Trego green box site today. This is because, as the county takes over trash duties from Evergreen Disposal, they’re replacing the dumpsters. Once Evergreen moves theirs out, we’ll see the county move in the new ones. We should see the county rolling out changes…
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On Thursday, November 5th, the FSA (fire service area) board sponsored a meeting to discuss local emergency services at the TFS Community Hall. The meeting was attended by members of the TFS Volunteer Fire Department (a separate entity), members of the Eureka ambulance board, EMT volunteers, a member of the dispatch board, and someone from…
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We started the Mountain Ear (both times) because we wanted better coverage of local news. There are so many board meetings, and all of them are important. The Tobacco Valley News faces the same problem we do- not enough people and too many meetings, and their focus is on a larger area. So we started…
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An emergency meeting of the Trego school board was called again on May 4 at 4 PM to update the community on the methamphetamine contamination of the school grounds.. Although the meeting was poorly noticed, there were nearly 40 community members in attendance, these included parents, teachers, former students and teachers and interested community members.…
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Earlier this week, a meeting was held to formalize the existing long-term relationship between the TFS Community Hall and the TFS Fire Department. Tables were set to form a circle, and the meeting began with introductions. It was a joint meeting meant to prevent future problems, without any reason to expect them. The issue: an…
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An emergency school board meeting was held at the TFS Community Hall, Saturday at noon (which coincidentally is the time the Rendezvous Parade in Eureka began). The board acknowledged that they failed to provide adequate (48 hours notice) on the meeting, and cited the requisite MCA code allowing it in the event of an unforseen…
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When I went to get some repair work done, the person I was consulting advised fixing the structural issues and then putting the same ancient dilapidated siding back on the building. The rational? Property taxes. Last summer, we joked about how much the nice flowers my mother had on their porch raised their taxes. They…