reports
RURAL & REGIONAL
Americans Are Again Remaking Their Landscape. What We Know About Where We Are Headed.
The 1880s, the 1930s, the 1950s—they dramatically reshaped America. The 2020s are likely to do so as well.
RURAL & REGIONAL
A portrait of people in motion around the country.
How has the pandemic motivated people to reconsider where they live, and why? Here is a story from South Dakota about how families are chang
HOW-TO MODELS
Bucksport Maine Finds Its Heart & Soul
How can person-to-person democracy be revived? A one-time mill town in coastal Maine is a laboratory for a new approach, which involves a pr
Civic Life
A New Foundation
What is the idea behind this site and the Our Towns Civic Foundation? And what are the goals? Here’s a brief summary.
Voices From America
LEADERS & GOVERNANCE
Substituting Hope for Fear in Small Town America
What is the future of power?
INVENTION & RENEWAL
What Could Go Right?
How do global changes affect us on the local level, and vice versa?
CLIMATE
'Renewal' Webinar Available to Stream On-Demand
What can a conversation about 'Renewal' teach us about climate change?
LEADERS & GOVERNANCE
How American Justice Today Creates Injustice
Developing a common definition of justice could go a long way towards healing our national rifts. But how do we arrive at a shared definition?
INVENTION & RENEWAL
Today, there is a tale of two Midwests.
Some communities have made the transition to a new, thriving economy in a changed world. Others are still struggling.
LIBRARIES
After years of working to increase library funding, the Adams County library system rebranded in 2009, replete with a new name, Anythink Libraries, and a new strategic approach to serving the community through hospitality.
Anythink Libraries Serve Adams County Through a Spirit of Hospitality and Innovation
