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‘Say Souls On Board,’ and Other Secrets of the Skies
When I fly on commercial airlines, I always try to listen to the air traffic controllers (ATC) on my headset. On United Airlines, that would be channel 9. After 9/11,…
Romanesque on the Plains: The Look of Sioux Falls
Introductory note by James Fallows: Yesterday I discussed why the part of greater Sioux Falls that is visually least interesting, to put it politely — the expanse of fast food joints and big-box…
What ‘Fringe City’ Status Means for a Community’s Look and Feel
Sioux Falls: If you can make it there ...
Road Report: Sarah Lee Guthrie
Why someone had to invent the word "serendipity."
Everyone’s a Linguist: More on ‘Coming With’
Many readers wrote in about my recent post on how so many South Dakotans end a sentence with with. As in, “Are you coming with?” instead of “Are you coming with us?” And…
A City With Its Economic Bones Revealed: The Look of Sioux Falls
What factories, cathedrals, outdoor sculpture displays, and even brewpubs tell us about a town.
Sioux Falls: It’s Been a Boom Town Before
"That's why they call it a land-office business"
A Dakota Boom Town, but Not the Kind You’d Expect
Why is this boom town different from other boom towns?
Why Local Money Matters: The Middletown Story
"Absentee ownership changed everything."
‘When’s your birthday? January 1st’ Report from Sioux Falls
A school district of 60 different languages and cultures.
Welcome Marketplace Listeners, to American Futures
Kicking off a new collaborative project
How to Make Nice With the Call Center
The language of Sioux Falls
American Futures: Grand Finale Holland-Palooza
A small arena in which many dramas are being played out.
Welcome to Sioux Falls
A successful, energetic, rough-edged, and therefore typically American town
The Next Lesson From Holland: Why Local Money Matters
In an age of globalized companies and relentless focus on "shareholder value," a reminder of what local ownership can mean.