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April 22, 2014

Beer Notes From All Over: Starkville Edition

Beer

Beer Notes From All Over: Starkville Editionlead-19
by James Fallows
This is the new America. (Read it here.)

April 22, 2014

A Song of America’s Downtowns

Columbus MS, Community Redevelopment

A Song of America’s Downtownslead-20
by James Fallows
A heartening surprise of our travel so far: the breadth, seriousness, and—in some places—success of the effort to revitalize small-town downtowns. Or, what 3 programmers from Uzbekistan taught us about America. (Read it here.)

April 20, 2014

The Spirit of Easter, Small-Airport Edition

Aviation, Toccoa GA

The Spirit of Easter, Small-Airport Editionlead-21
by James Fallows
Unexpected hospitality on the road. (Read it here.)

April 14, 2014

Swampwise!

Language, St. Marys GA • Tags: Dialect, Okefenokee

Swampwise!lead-23
by Deborah Fallows
Dipthongs turn into monopthongs, and other adventures among the cypress knees.(Read it here.)

April 14, 2014

Takeoff and Landing, From Inside the Cockpit

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Takeoff and Landing, From Inside the Cockpitlead-22
by James Fallows
The sense of 3-D swimming through space that comes with small plane flight. (Read it here.)

April 11, 2014

The Seas? The Skies? The Transformation of a Company Town, Part 2

Big Business, St. Marys GA • Tags: Company town

The Seas? The Skies? The Transformation of a Company Town, Part 2lead
by James Fallows
One economic titan has fallen, another has taken its place, but a city wants to expand its options. (Read it here.)

April 9, 2014

St. Mary’s Interlude: The Okefenokee

St. Marys GA

St. Mary’s Interlude: The Okefenokeelead-1
by James Fallows
Ever wondered what one of America’s most famous swamps looks like? Wonder no more.  (Read it here.)

April 7, 2014

The Transformation of a Company Town: St. Marys, Part 1

Big Business, St. Marys GA • Tags: Company town

The Transformation of a Company Town: St. Marys, Part 1lead-2
by James Fallows
What happens when the company shuts down?  (Read it here.)

April 7, 2014

The Word Cloud of a Town

Language, Sioux Falls SD

The Word Cloud of a Town
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by Deborah Fallows
How the people of Sioux Falls describe themselves and their hometown. (Read it here.)

April 1, 2014

A High School That Teaches Students to Fly, and Other Innovations in ‘Career Technical’ Education

Community Colleges and Career-Technical Schools, Education, High Schools, St. Marys GA

A High School That Teaches Students to Fly, and Other Innovations in ‘Career Technical’ Educationlead
by James Fallows
“A lot of problem-solving skills grow out of the experience of doing things rather than thinking about things.” (Read it here.)

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