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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.
Aug 30, 2022
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John Pattison
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Just Hit "Print" to Build Community
Sometimes overcoming small hurdles can result in huge rewards.
Aug 23, 2022
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July 2022
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.
Jul 26, 2022
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Karla Theilen
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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."
Jul 21, 2022
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Keeping Tabs on the Community Bulletin Board
She's listening in on close-by communities from her mountaintop.
Jul 19, 2022
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Karla Theilen
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A Perfectly Good School
I don’t expect, or want, to live in a world frozen in nostalgia. But this stings.
Jul 12, 2022
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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…
Jul 7, 2022
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A Different Kind of Neighborhood
When I first saw the mirror flash I thought it might be a distress signal...
Jul 5, 2022
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Karla Theilen
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June 2022
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.
Jun 21, 2022
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Karla Theilen
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Thoughts from the Laundromat
"I had forgotten what a delightfully social event simply going to the laundromat could be."
Jun 16, 2022
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A Return to the Old Country
A tense wait for a call from the vet is made more bearable by good neighbors
Jun 14, 2022
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Karla Theilen
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We Just Shared a Moment
The most satisfying high-five of my life.
Jun 8, 2022
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Karla Theilen
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