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small towns

Some historical context on the Jason Aldean controversy

John Fea   |  July 21, 2023

Here is historian Nicole Hemmer at CNN: It was mid-November 1927 when, at a Tennessee courthouse wrapped in patriotic decor to celebrate Armistice Day, a White mob seized a Black teenager named Henry Choate and hanged him from the building’s balcony. The […]

How small towns survive

John Fea   |  April 23, 2022

According to writer Tim Holt, they need a “Plan B.” Here is a taste of his piece at Zocalo Public Square: Mount Shasta, California, and Ashland, Oregon did it right. Located in the California–Oregon border region where I live, they avoided […]

The Washington Post Magazine is looking for local stories

John Fea   |  April 28, 2021

Here: The Washington Post Magazine is looking for journalists to contribute to a special issue about the diminished state of local and community news in the United States. Our goal is not to report on the state of local journalism, […]