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June 13, 2016

Finding Health Care in the Desert

Ajo AZ, Economic Life

Finding Health Care in the Desert

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by Deborah Fallows

With the closest hospital 100 miles away, Ajo, Arizona’s Desert Senita Health Center acts as the region’s clinic. (Read it here.)

June 9, 2016

Why the Maker Movement Matters: Part 2, Agility

Economic Life, Uncategorized

Why the Maker Movement Matters: Part 2, Agility

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by James Fallows

Business are finding that “makerspaces” enable them to reduce what’s known as the mind-to-market gap: how long it takes for an idea to become a thing on a shelf. (Read it here.)

June 5, 2016

Why the Maker Movement Matters: Part I, The Tools Revolution

Economic Life

Why the Maker Movement Matters: Part I, The Tools Revolution

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by James Fallows

Just like the internet before it, the Maker Movement is revolutionizing manufacturing, with implications for startups and jobs. (Read it here.)

June 4, 2016

Budget Challenges at a Remarkable Mississippi School

Columbus MS, Community Colleges and Career-Technical Schools, High Schools

Budget Challenges at a Remarkable Mississippi School

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by James Fallows

An update on what’s happening at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science. (Read it here.)

 

June 1, 2016

Farming in the Desert

Ajo AZ, Civic Life, Eat

Farming in the Desert

by Deborah Fallows

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A small town in Arizona grows a thriving food scene. (Read it here.)

March 31, 2016

Craft Breweries: No, I’m Not Kidding, They Actually Matter in Civic Development

Beer, Civic Life

Craft Breweries: No, I’m Not Kidding, They Actually Matter in Civic Development

by James Fallows

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More (including from readers) on the premise that “craft breweries have become a no-joke indicator of larger civic revival.” (Read it here.)

March 30, 2016

From Fresno to Duluth to Allentown, with Montana in Between: Civic Updates

Allentown PA, American Prairie Reserve, Duluth MN, Fresno CA

From Fresno to Duluth to Allentown, with Montana in Between: Civic Updates

by James Fallows

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In this post, Fallows offers updates on developments in cities reported on previously. (Read it here.)

March 29, 2016

Checklists for Success, from Knoxville to Salt Lake City, and Beyond

Civic Life, Economic Life

Checklists for Success, from Knoxville to Salt Lake City, and Beyond

by James Fallows

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Do Knoxville and Salt Lake City have what it takes to succeed?  (Read it here.)

March 21, 2016

Language as Art in Pittsburgh

Arts, Civic Life, Pittsburgh PA

Language as Art in Pittsburgh

by Deborah Fallows

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Exiled writers use words as art and inspire a community. (Read it here.)

March 17, 2016

Listening to Montana

Arts, Chester MT, Entrepreneurs, Life on the Road

Listening to Montana

by Deborah Fallows

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In Chester, Montana, a world away from city life inspires an artist’s music.  (Read it here.)

 

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