Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Americana
APRIL SERIES: COMMUNITY FACILITIES – Article 3 In conversations about infrastructure, education is rarely the first thing that comes to mind. Roads, utilities, broadband — these are the systems we typically associate with economic development. They are visible, measurable, and relatively straightforward to fund and maintain. Schools, by contrast, are often treated as a separate […]
Over the coming weeks, this series will explore a question that sits at the center of rural planning today: what does it take for small towns and rural counties not just to survive, but to build community facilities to help them remain functional, resilient, and economically relevant in a rapidly changing landscape? A Rural Planning […]
“Without this class, school would suck.” The relevance of public education to learning was lost to many of us, and it certainly seems this spirit is alive and well yet today. The Americana Project is the class that doesn’t suck. Six seasons ago, Pagosa Springs, Colorado, performing artist Bob Hemenger took his passion for music to […]
Urban Planning job prospects and other degree salary information by Online Degrees At my house we’re going thru that great American rite of passage, college admissions and financial aid applications (supplication). I have some strong opinions (you never would have guessed from my blog, no?) but think I have been trying hard not to be […]
Blandin Broadband Policy Seminar, Mankato, Minnesota, 16 July 2009
Re-post from The Western Planner
Abraham Lincoln was one of my first heroes. Growing up in the rural Midwest, he was a man of my people. As a young conservative, he was the founding father of the Republican Party. As an American, he was the man my ancestors fought for—the man who saved the Union. Get the books, and read and study […]
Now, so there will be no misunderstanding, it’s not my intention to do away with government. It is rather to make it work—work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it. If we look […]
They’re called “Extra-Curricular” sports for a reason. The bankrupt Minneapolis Star-Tribune stirs up trouble with an article in Sunday’s paper: School sports now a Minnesota luxury? “Cut from the team” means something different in these economic times. Extracurricular activities are hurting. The economic crunch is coming to high school sports. Faced with budget problems, some […]
