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          ISAAC TUCKER

          COMMUNITIES THAT WORK

          ‘How America’s Towns are Writing the Future of the Country’

          Residents, coaches, reporters discuss local-level community revitalization initiative at Jefferson Educational Society Global Summit event.

          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.

          Big Little Ideas

          How Local Governments Can Engage Residents of All Ages

          When community members can't, or don't, or won't, go to town halls to attend local government meetings, some local elected officials have found a way to go to their constituents.

          RURAL & REGIONAL

          A Dining-room Meeting Begins a New Chapter in One Town’s Story

          As Isaac and Heidi Tucker saw it, there was no use in waiting for their town to improve itself. Instead, they took action, and are rallying renewal efforts in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania today.

          CIVIC LIFE

          A Town of Doers Works Together to Preserve Their Past and Plan Their Future

          Residents and businesses in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania have adopted a mantra: if it’s a community problem, it’s their problem too.

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