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Why I Started Reading the Local Newspaper
Six months into my New Year’s resolution, I feel much more attuned now to what is happening in my own community.
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John Pattison
Just Hit "Print" to Build Community
Sometimes overcoming small hurdles can result in huge rewards.
Burned Into Memory: Community Building in a Remote Fire Tower?
Hospitality is a precious part of a strong town—one that might follow you into the wilderness.
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Karla Theilen
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Weaving Together Community, One Maypole at a Time
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A Different Kind of Neighborhood
• Karla Theilen
Miyazaki's Beautiful Places
We Just Shared a Moment
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My Neighborhood is Better When I Walk in it
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Our Year Without a Car (With Kids)
"For our children, walking has been both their favorite thing, and the most annoying chore we asked of them."
Keeping Tabs on the Community Bulletin Board
She's listening in on close-by communities from her mountaintop.
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Karla Theilen
A Perfectly Good School
I don’t expect, or want, to live in a world frozen in nostalgia. But this stings.
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Karla Theilen
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What’s the First Sign of a Safe Street?
By: Seairra Sheppard There was only one strip of sidewalk in the town I grew up in—and besides that single strip near the busy road leading to the local…
A Different Kind of Neighborhood
When I first saw the mirror flash I thought it might be a distress signal...
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Karla Theilen
A Flooded River vs. a Flood of Volunteers
...when I turned onto the bike path, and down a hill into thigh-deep water, suddenly, the flood was real.
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Karla Theilen
Thoughts from the Laundromat
"I had forgotten what a delightfully social event simply going to the laundromat could be."
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