The Vermont Lake Monsters, and Other Updates From the Road
Are people in smaller towns "nicer" than cosmopolitans? No. But their political structures are working better.
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The Glamorous Life of a Journalist, Couples-Getaway Edition
Addressing America's infrastructure crisis, while people are staying right in the infrastructure.
Greenville, Burlington, and American Futures
"I loathed it with the heat of a thousand million suns."
High School in Southern Georgia: What ‘Career Technical’ Education Looks Like
Earlier this month my wife and I spent about a week, in two visits, in the little town of St. Marys, Georgia, on the southernmost coast of Georgia just north of Florida and…
What My School Means to Me: Essays from 3 High Schoolers
How students at an unusual school think—and write—about their experience.
On the Road Again: St. Marys
Starting the Mardi Gras festivities early in southernmost Georgia
East, West, and Points in Between
Where the Pacific Ocean is east of the Atlantic
Why We Never Get Over High School
Across the nation, people have different questions they ask when meeting someone new. There are hidden meanings in all of them—including a popular one about schooling.
The Power of Mapping
Geospatial information is changing the way we approach the world around us. Here's an example.
The Parks and Recreation Theory of America’s Future
What we discuss at the national level has surprisingly little to do with startup decisions. Some provocative data about where America is growing, and why.
What We Mean When We Say Hello
The curious geography of American greetings
There’s a Reason They Call It ‘Eastport’
East is east, and west is west, and the twain can meet—sort of.
So, Where Do You Live? What Do You Do?
When we were in Greenville SC recently, I was surprised to learn that a very common follow-up to the greeting of “How do you do?” or “Nice to meet you,”…
Dreaming Big in South Carolina: A Public Boarding School for the Arts
“One half dream; one half plan.” That’s how one student described his life at the Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities in Greenville, South Carolina. Dreaming big at the…
Dadgum! Katy, Bar the Door!
Speaking Your Mind in South Carolina
Smaller-Town Startups: ‘Stopping the Brain Drain’ in SC
'People say, this is my ticket Out.' Then, they want to stay.