Published May 19, 2021 at 10:15 AM PDT Listen • 43:54
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We know the story well in parts of our region: rural areas that once had thriving economies and neighborhoods have been hollowed out by the closing of timber mills and the hollowing-out of the farm economy.
With the old options mostly gone, some areas turn to attracting new visitors and residents, through tourism and retirement and vacation-home ownership. Jennifer Sherman focuses on one small town in Washington in her book
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Re: Building Democracy explores ways to mend our political, social, and cultural divides Feb 19, 2021
In this episode of the Re: Building Democracy series, we head over the pass again to Central and Eastern Washington to hear more about the ways Washingtonians are bridging civic, class, and cultural divides.
Youâll hear from Washington State University Professor Jennifer Sherman on class blindness and the myth of the classless society. Sheâs the author of Dividing Paradise: Rural Inequality and the Diminishing American Dream.
Spokesman-Review columnist Sue Lani Madsen sheds light on how conservatives and liberals can build and maintain connection and conversation.
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