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Crossing Over
From "Under Purple Skies: The Minneapolis Anthology."
Smoke in the Valley
What the petrochemical buildout along the Ohio River means for communities in the region and beyond.
Rust Belt Independents
How one Indiana community rejected Trumpism.
The Fate of the Scrappers
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers have been a symbol of the region's comeback narrative. Now, Minor League Baseball may phase them out.
The Enduring Legacy of Decatur’s Carnegie Library
An ode to a community institution.
Development in Black and White
An interview with Jason Hackworth, author of "Manufacturing Decline: How Racism and the Conservative Movement Crush the American Rust Belt."
Black Lives and a River Road
Tracing water, memory and change through Black experiences along and near Route 65.
The Legend of Big Ole
How one monument came to be at the center of Minnesota’s imagined white past.
Can Elk Heal Coal Country?
West Virginians hope elk restoration can help post-mining ecology and local economies recover.
Witness to History
Juanita Mitchell, now 107 years old, saw the 1919 Chicago Race Riots firsthand.
Did Art Walks Cause Trumpism?
(Or, let's stop with the economic anxiety.)
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