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The Legacy of Nicodemus: A Black Settlement Story
Read more: The Legacy of Nicodemus: A Black Settlement StoryI recently finished reading First Dawn by Judith Miller, a fiction book about two separate families moving from Kentucky to Kansas to new settlements on the prairie. One family was headed by a wealthy white…
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The Origins of Tailgating: A Kickoff to Tradition
Read more: The Origins of Tailgating: A Kickoff to TraditionAs we wrap up labor day weekend, people all across America are done with spending a day standing in a parking lot. Taken out of context it sounds like the strangest possible activity for a…
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The Company Town
Read more: The Company TownBook Review My last blog post on company towns started me on a path to reading The Company Town by Hardy Green and a more in-depth look at one company town In Chocolate We Trust…
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Why the U.S. Census Matters: Impact on Communities
Read more: Why the U.S. Census Matters: Impact on CommunitiesWe have been completing a countrywide census every ten years since 1790 as required by the U.S. Constitution. Back then it was very basic with only a few demographic questions processed and counted at the…
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Understanding Roadkill Salvage Laws Across the U.S.
Read more: Understanding Roadkill Salvage Laws Across the U.S.Several years ago my dad was training his young black Labrador to retrieve. While driving one day, he stopped on the highway and picked up a duck laying by the side of the road. As…
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From Decline to Growth: Lessons from Company Town Histories
Read more: From Decline to Growth: Lessons from Company Town HistoriesI have been working in small towns across the Midwest for about a year now and have seen firsthand the struggle they face in trying to maintain growth or in some cases, turnaround their decline.…
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Our Towns
Read more: Our TownsBook Review I was jealous as I read Our Towns by James and Deborah Fallows who spent several years flying around the U.S. in their small personal plane visiting towns making a comeback after the…
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The Rise of Socially Conscious Advertising
Read more: The Rise of Socially Conscious AdvertisingI’ve notice a trend recently in the commercials playing between my latest show on Hulu. I know they are trying to tailor the types of commercials I see to my preferences; they literally ask me…
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Revolutionary Edible Packaging: The Future of Sustainability
Read more: Revolutionary Edible Packaging: The Future of SustainabilityThe average American throws away 185 pounds of plastic every year which takes between 500 and 1,000 years to degrade. Back in February I wrote a post on orange energy bags, a new advancement in…
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Innovative City Planning: Lessons from Disney’s Utilidors
Read more: Innovative City Planning: Lessons from Disney’s UtilidorsA city exists, known to most as the the “happiest place on earth,” where “dreams come true.” To parents toting around young kids, it may not be the happiest place on earth, but to a…
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