A River of Words in Pittsburgh
As we've traveled around the country with our American Futures and Our Towns projects since 2013, my husband, Jim, and I have evolved from being skeptics to evangelists about the impact of public arts on communities.
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Deborah Fallows
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Deborah Fallows is a writer, linguist and fellow at New America. She has written extensively on language, education, families and work, China, and travel for The Atlantic, National Geographic, Slate, The New York Times, The LA Times, and The Washington Monthly.
A Big Little Idea From Nashville
During our travels visiting towns and cities across the country for American Futures and now Our Towns, Jim Fallows (my husband) and I have encountered story after story of short, sweet initiatives…
The Library That’s Also an Art Gallery
A "hub of Winston-Salem in touch with the people."
The Surprising Rural Health-Care Legacy of the ’60s
Eastport Grapples with Health-Care
The Gift of a Public Library
A legacy that continues.
Flying Down East
Headed back to Eastport
A Public Library of, by, and for the People
A "how to" on staying relevant through invention and reinvention
How a City Talks About Itself: Sioux Falls
In June 2013, my husband, Jim, and I first landed our small, single-engine Cirrus propeller airplane at the main airport, Joe Foss Field, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It was the first…
‘A River, Not A Border’: Report from Brownsville
Striving together for good health and well being in a Texas border town.
When Small Towns Take the Big Stage
Connecting Ajo, Columbus, and Erie
A Public Library Brings Opportunity to the Blind
The Heiskell Library in NYC provides both unique and also ordinary library services to its clientele.
A Regional Approach to Rural Healthcare Challenges
God's Storehouse, a food pantry serving low-income people along this southernmost border where Virginia meets North Carolina.
A Community Within A Community
Restoring Spirit and Pride in Danville
When Libraries Are ‘Second Responders’
Everyone knows about first responders. I've come to think of libraries as playing a crucial role as "second responders."
Can Schools ‘Teach Students to Think’?
A reader's response
How to Teach Students to Think
Students getting a 'first chance' at MSMS