CARL HUNT
COMMUNITIES THAT WORK
A Year in Renew, A Year-in-Review: The Stories from 2022 of American Renewal
The Our Towns team looks back at the stories of local-level ideas that are driving and inspiring renewal nationwide.
ENTREPRENEURS & MAKERS
Uplifting American Spirits
Branch & Barrel Distilling, in Centennial, Colorado, shows how an interdependent community-based economy can raise spirits for an entire region.
EDUCATION
Now is the Time for Reflection on Public Education
How can community-level education serve as the enabler for self-government? A look at our country’s past may offer the best answers for our future.
LOCAL HEROES
Max Taps Supports Marshall Fire Victims
In the wake of one of the costliest fires in U.S. history, a local establishment is leading a local response effort to support those in need.
LEADERS & GOVERNANCE
Substituting Hope for Fear in Small Town America
What is the future of power?
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?
LEADERS & GOVERNANCE
Human’s Power versus Nature’s Power
What power do communities have at the local level when it comes to the environment?
CIVIC LIFE
Organizational Irony in Small Town USA
What can a look at the paradoxes of power and failed leadership teach communities?