Thanksgiving Day in the Dust Bowl
by James Fallows
A new understanding of bravery and independence (Read it here.)
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Pittsburgh’s ‘City of Asylum’
Exiled writer Huang Xiang at City of Asylum 10th Anniversary ( Renee Rosensteel )
by Deborah Fallows
In the City of Bridges, an eclectic community embraces writers in exile.
(Read it here.)
It Takes a Village–to Staff a Factory
It Takes a Village–to Staff a Factory
by James Fallows
“It indeed is an oasis, but the passion and commitment are replicable elsewhere.” A Kenyan-born man working in Mississippi on some of the things the state has done right. (Read it here.)
Small Towns as Talent Magnets: The Chance to Make Things Work Reply
Small Towns as Talent Magnets: The Chance to Make Things Work
by James Fallows
“The kind of people who might have gone to NASA in the 1960s, Wall Street in the 1980s, or Silicon Valley in the late 1990s are now, I think, more likely than ever to work in municipal government.” So says a well-educated young small-town mayor. (Read it here.)
Takeoff and Landing, From Inside the Cockpit
Takeoff and Landing, From Inside the Cockpit
by James Fallows
The sense of 3-D swimming through space that comes with small plane flight. (Read it here.)
The Power of Mapping
The Power of Mapping 
by John Tierney
Geospatial information is changing the way we approach the world around us. Here’s an example. (Read it here.)
So, Where Do You Live? What Do You Do?
So, Where Do You Live? What Do You Do?
by Deborah Fallows
In which we find out about a range of first-meeting conversational ploys. (Read it here.)
Buying Local — The Google Angle
Buying Local — The Google Angle
by James Fallows
OK, I’m biased — but I think this is an interesting new project. (Read it here.)
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