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The most recent reporting from across the Journal.
Politics
Civic Budget Forum Draws Record Turnout Downtown
Residents packed the town hall to weigh in on next year's municipal budget priorities.
Education
School Board Debates New Literacy Curriculum
A proposed reading program sparks a wider conversation about early education standards.
Faith
Congregations Open Doors for Winter Shelter Program
A coalition of local churches is expanding overnight shelter capacity ahead of the cold season.
Culture
Gallery Walk Revives Historic Main Street
A monthly art walk is bringing new foot traffic to a stretch of storefronts once left vacant.
History
Mill Town Centennial: Oral Histories Collected
A community archive project is recording the memories of longtime residents before they're lost.
Opinion
Why Local Elections Deserve More of Our Attention
An argument for why municipal races shape daily life more than most national headlines.
Editorial
A Newspaper's Obligation to Its Readers
The Journal's editorial board on what it owes the community it serves.
Family Perspectives
Three Generations, One Roof: A Family Perspective
A reflection on multigenerational households and what they teach about patience.
Featured Opinions
Argued perspectives from our contributors.
Opinion
Why Local Elections Deserve More of Our Attention
An argument for why municipal races shape daily life more than most national headlines.
Opinion
What We Owe Each Other: A Next Generation Essay
A young contributor argues for a renewed civic contract between generations.
Civic Issues
Community
Local News
Politics
Civic Budget Forum Draws Record Turnout Downtown
Residents packed the town hall to weigh in on next year's municipal budget priorities.
Education
School Board Debates New Literacy Curriculum
A proposed reading program sparks a wider conversation about early education standards.
Faith
Congregations Open Doors for Winter Shelter Program
A coalition of local churches is expanding overnight shelter capacity ahead of the cold season.
National News
National News
Congress Returns to a Familiar Budget Standoff
Lawmakers face another deadline with little sign of compromise.
National News
National Service Programs See Renewed Interest
Enrollment is climbing in civic service programs aimed at young adults.
Editorial Picks
The Journal's institutional voice.
Editorial
A Newspaper's Obligation to Its Readers
The Journal's editorial board on what it owes the community it serves.
Editorial
On Civility in Public Meetings
The editorial board calls for a return to basic decorum at council sessions.
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Congress Returns to a Familiar Budget Standoff
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Local Politics
Inside the Civic Budget Forum
Culture Desk
A Walk Through the Gallery District
History Project
Mill Town Oral Histories: Episode 1
Cherokee Nana Talks
Cherokee Nana on the Civic Value of Listening
Featured Books
From the Journal's Books desk.
Letters to the Next Council
by Sam Whitfield
The Porch Light
by Cherokee Nana
What the River Remembers
by Victor Lindqvist
The Long Table
by Renata Oyelaran
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Conversations
Intergenerational dialogue, point/counterpoint, and roundtables.
Should Local Elections Be Nonpartisan?
Our politics editor and a Next Generation fellow debate party labels in municipal races.
Miles Carter & Sam Whitfield
Cherokee Nana and Her Grandson on Technology's Place at the Table
A grandmother and grandson talk through screens, attention, and family dinners.
Cherokee Nana & Sam Whitfield
Roundtable: Public Safety and Public Trust
Three Journal writers discuss what community trust in institutions requires today.
Miles Carter & Delphine Osei & Victor Lindqvist
An Essay Exchange: What Do Generations Owe Each Other?
A structured exchange of essays between the Journal's founding columnist and a Next Generation fellow.
Cherokee Nana & Sam Whitfield