Small Town America

A Gift Of 'Glee' From Lima, Ohio

Dan Kimpel | Posted 04.23.2012

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Dan Kimpel

You might know my hometown, Lima, Ohio, as the geographic locale for the television show Glee. As it appears on this hit Fox series, McKinley High is one zany, multicultural mecca where fashionably attired students break into song in the hallways. Don't believe it.

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Friday Photo: Villages

Paul Brady | Posted 04.04.2012

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Paul Brady

This summer, on a cross-country road trip, I finally made it to Marfa, Texas, a town of about 3,000 in the middle of nowhere in arid West Texas.

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In Memory of Dr. Robert Whitton: A Life Well-lived and the Tragedy of an Unnecessary Death

Kevin Bell | Posted 01.29.2012

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Kevin Bell

What breaks my heart about Dr. Whitton's death is less the idea that I could have walked out into the street in his place, or even the thought that my own error could have easily caused such an accident.

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David Plowden: Photographing The Soul Of America

Randy Fox | Posted 12.10.2011

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Randy Fox

From steam engines to gas stations to A&Ps, photographer David Plowden has been documenting the country for nearly 70 years -- and his pictures tell the story of change in America.

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Small Town America Pushes Back Against Cuts To Local Services

The Wall Street Journal | Kate Linebaugh | Posted 08.08.2011

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Around the country public officials are asking themselves similar questions. Plunging property-tax receipts and rising pension and health-care costs h...

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My Town, My America: Why Thanksgiving Came Early For Me This Year

Pythia Peay | Posted 11.17.2011

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Pythia Peay

In returning to my childhood home this past summer, I rediscovered a missing piece of myself.

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PHOTOS: 11 Great Small American Towns

Posted 05.25.2011

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What's considered a small town these days? Since so many towns are extensions of cities, it's hard to find the real thing anymore. Is 50,000 a small t...

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Dan Hoyle's Play, The Real Americans, Is a Must-See

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Jim Taylor

Last night, I saw Dan Hoyle's one-man play, The Real Americans, at the Marsh Theater in the Mission district of San Francisco. It was nothing short of brilliant: unsettling, poignant and hilarious.

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Jewish America, One Book Tour Stop At A Time

Benyamin Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Benyamin Cohen

For these down-on-their-luck Jewish communities, it was a divine tale of "Yes, we can," writ large. And I found myself being inspired by their against-all-odds road to redemption.

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Small Town America

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 05.25.2011

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Maggie Van Ostrand

Some of us are already planning summer vacations to exotic, foreign places, but the smart money will go with small towns in the U.S. They not only afford more fun, but help our economy.

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