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March 2, 2014

On the Road Again: St. Marys

St. Marys GA

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by James Fallows
Starting the Mardi Gras festivities early in southernmost Georgia (Read it here.)

February 27, 2014

East, West, and Points in Between

Eastport ME

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by James Fallows
Where the Pacific Ocean is east of the Atlantic  (Read it here.)

February 26, 2014

There’s a Reason They Call it ‘Eastport’

Eastport ME

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by James Fallows
East is east, and west is west, and the twain can meet — sort of. (Read it here.)

February 18, 2014

The Parks and Recreation Theory of America’s Future

Economic Life, Entrepreneurs, Greenville SC

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by James Fallows
What we discuss at the national level has surprisingly little to do with startup decisions. Some provocative data about where America is growing, and why. (Read it here.)

January 30, 2014

Dreaming Big in South Carolina: A Public Boarding School for the Arts

Arts, Greenville SC, High Schools

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by Deborah Fallows
“One half dream; one half plan.” That’s how one student described his life at the Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities in Greenville, South Carolina. (Read it here.)

January 27, 2014

Dadgum! Katy, Bar the Door! Speaking Your Mind in South Carolina

Greenville SC, Language

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by Deborah Fallows
I went to Greenville listening for what kind of southernisms I might hear. I wasn’t disappointed: the accent is alive and well, classic words and phrases abound, and best of all, the conversations are comfortably padded with folksy, southern expressions. (Read it here.)

January 25, 2014

Smaller-Town Startups: ‘Stopping the Brain Drain’ in South Carolina

Economic Life, Greenville SC

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by James Fallows
‘People say, this is my ticket Out.’ Then, they want to stay. (Read it here.)

January 20, 2014

America’s Tiniest Engineers: Report From Greenville, South Carolina

Elementary Schools, Greenville SC

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by Deborah Fallows
Here are some of the sights and insights from my morning at A.J. Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering  (Read it here.)

January 19, 2014

In Which I Develop New Respect for the Wedding-Industrial Complex

Aviation, Greenville SC

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by James Fallows
We know that football players are brave. But spare a thought as well for bride-magazine models. (Read it here.)

January 17, 2014

Welcome to Greenville and ‘The Upstate’

Greenville SC

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by James Fallows
A region that has willed its way to a new economic and civic identity. (Read it here.)

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