SMALL TOWN

PARENTING
My Hometown
By Curtis Rogers, Contributor
Editor and Founder of 'This Side of the Diaper'; Parenting and...
Kenesaw, Nebraska is about as big as it sounds. It is a quick burst of texture along the railroad line to Hastings with houses, sheds and the remainder of a grain elevator reaching out of the Southern Nebraska prairie on either side of Smith Avenue.
BUSINESS
5 Awesome Reasons Living in a Remote Area Doesn't Limit Your Opportunities When You Are Building an Online Business
By Sky Marcano, Contributor
Clothing Designer, Artist, Mother and Author
If you have any thoughts about this topic, please comment below. You can find out more about me here: www.SkyMarcano.com
BOOKS
Beans, Biscuits and Kentucky's Bill Goodman
By Don McNay, Contributor
Best selling lottery and structured settlement expert
Bill Goodman showed that he is not only a hall of fame journalist; he is a hall of fame author and every true Kentuckian should own a copy of his book.
TRAVEL
The Top 5 Small Cities In The U.S.
By Conde Nast Traveler, Contributor
Conde Nast Traveler
More than 128,000 of our readers rated their favorite cities in the U.S. -- in fact, we got so much feedback, we had to divide our list in two. This roundup features the country's smaller cities, with populations under 150,000. Counting down...
TRAVEL
The 3 Best Small-Town Food Scenes In America
By Conde Nast Traveler, Contributor
Conde Nast Traveler
Courtesy Knife and Fork 3. SPRUCE PINE, NORTH CAROLINA (POP. 2,123) Urban refugees who once set their sights on Asheville
TRAVEL
America's 14 Best Small-Town Festivals
By Fodor's, Contributor
Fodors.com
You may not know it, but some of the country's best festivals are held in small towns scattered throughout the U.S. Featuring
GPS FOR THE SOUL
One Snowy Night in a Little Country Town
By Mary McLaurine, Contributor
Writer and poet
POST 50
The Glory of Homemade Brown Paper Bag Masks on Halloween
By DIEDRE WARE, Contributor
Writer, Avid Reader, Lyricist, World Traveler, and Free Spirit
How creative were you back in the day, with the big, brown paper bag from your grocer during Halloween?
VIDEOS
You Could Own Your Own Town For $400K
Have you ever wanted your very own town? The Rapid City Journal reports that the tiny unincorporated hamlet of Swett, South Dakota is available for anyone willing to shell out $400,000.
WOMEN
Maybe We Can (and Should) Go Home Again
By Lindsay Henry, Contributor
Writer
I didn't know my hometown was a small town. Not until college, anyway. That's where I realized not everyone gets stuck behind turbines and farm equipment on their dirt road. Not all people hear cows mooing at night.
COLLEGE
25 Signs You Grew Up in a Small Town
By Emily Counts, Contributor
Blogger and founder, The Small Stuff Counts blog
Growing up in a small town is something the city kids (like my husband) will just never understand. If you also grew up in a small town, than you will be able to relate to this list.
GOOD NEWS
5 Reasons You're Spoiled by Your Small Town Childhood
By Nicole Patterson, Contributor
Advocate for agriculture by trade; farmer by heart
Being home always reminds me why I'm so spoiled to grow up in a small town. Now, before you freak out and get mad that I'm dissing small town life, it's not what you think it is. I promise.
CRIME
Renisha McBride: Knocking While Black
By Khanh Ho, Contributor
Writer, Scholar, Activist
I'm not black. I'm Asian American. But late at night, in a certain slant of light, I'm just a spook, a boogey man, a creep. I could see how a wary homeowner in hunting country could over-react to a stranger at the door.
GPS FOR THE SOUL
Lessons from Mokelumne Hill
By In the Gold Country, Contributor
Mary Wald is the founder of TheCommunity.com, recent escapee f...
POST 50
F**k You, Lady! Oh, My, This World Is Going To Hell In A Handbasket
By DIEDRE WARE, Contributor
Writer, Avid Reader, Lyricist, World Traveler, and Free Spirit
A few weeks ago, I saw a young boy riding his bike in the street at a busy intersection. When he rode slowly by, I said, 'Excuse me, young man -- be careful, this is a busy intersection; maybe you should ride on the sidewalk.' He was no bigger than a third grader -- how he responded was quite disturbing to say the least.
CULTURE
30th High School Reunion: Why Return to a Place Once Dreaded?
By Linda K. Wertheimer, Contributor
Author
Yes, some of my memories of high school are painful. Memories may not change, but perspective does.
WEDDINGS
Marriage In A Fishbowl
By Sandy Malone, Contributor
Owner of Sandy Malone Weddings & Events, Star of TLC's "Weddin...
Marriage is NOT the same no matter where you live. For example, we haven't had a good old-fashioned, knock-down, drag-out screaming match in I don't know how long.
MEDIA
Community Newspapers: Relegated to the Scrap Heap of History?
By Randy Turner, Contributor
I am a retired English teacher and longtime newspaper reporter.
Newspapers no longer need publishers, copy editors, designers, production managers or advertising salespeople to be stationed at the newspaper. They can do their job from anywhere. You can even set up automated answering services so you don't have to deal with an actual customer.
RELIGION
The Unexpected Pastor
By Rev. Emily C. Heath, Contributor
Christian minister and social commentator
It sounds cliche to say that being a pastor is the hardest thing I've ever done, but it's true. And yet, I can't imagine doing anything else.
TEEN
Transitioning From High School To College: From Cities To Small Towns, Small Schools To Big Schools
By Hannah Orenstein
For more tips on transitioning from high school to college, read the rest of the article at HerCampus.com! Get ready to pound
BOOKS
America's 9 Most Bizarre Destinations (PHOTOS)
By Maddie Crum
By Zachary Collinger for Bookish: Residents of a small Austrian town are looking for a new identity: Their mountain village’s
FOOD
Butter Or Margarine?
By Daniel Klein, Contributor
The Perennial Plate
FOOD
The Real Food Stories Of Lucan, Minnesota
By Daniel Klein, Contributor
The Perennial Plate
IMPACT
Letter to Durango
By Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson, Contributor
Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmakers and activists
To those who believe that all people are created with the unalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, we have an obligation to ensure that such rights are realized.
IMPACT
What's Marriage got to do with it? (VIDEO)
By Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson, Contributor
Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmakers and activists
Until Proposition 8 and all the other laws that limit marriage to opposite-sex couples are repealed, LGBT people will not be full people in the eyes of the law or of society.
BOOKS
Have We Lost Our Common Sense?
By Don McNay, Contributor
Best selling lottery and structured settlement expert
Corbin, Kentucky's Bob Terrell is a man rooted in small-town wisdom.
PREVIOUS NEXT
Page 1 2