In two March 29, 2019 articles, Muncie, Indiana Star Press reporter Seth Slabaugh references James and Deborah Fallowses’ recent talk in Muncie as a part of Indiana Humanities‘s kickoff of their INseparable program. Candidates for mayor were asked to discuss whether Muncie posessed the 10 1/2 attributes of successful cities the Fallowses observed in their nationwide travels for the writing of Our Towns.