Category: Christian Science Monitor

Coeur d'Alene Idaho was once known as the location of a neo-Nazi group which sought to form a whites-only nation there. The town said no, and engaged in a long battle to reclaim its image. Continue reading

The country looks different viewed from the inside out. A Colorado country fair suggests why folks in rural areas feel alienated by the big cities. Continue reading

Everyone else in the farm town that Elsie Eiler grew up in moved away or died, including her husband. But that doesn't mean she is alone. Continue reading

The Keystone XL pipeline is one of those issues that never seem to go away. For a small-farm couple in the way of the pipeline, it's personal. Continue reading

They say hard-hitting local journalism is dying. Art Cullen says not in his town. Continue reading

Small town America has been emptying out for a century. Peru, Indiana, is not going without a fight. Continue reading