Living Democracy 2019
- August 20, 2019
- Apply Now to Participate in 2020 Summer of Living Democracy
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Applications to participate in Living Democracy for the 2020 summer are now being accepted. Auburn students will be paired with one of our Alabama communities for a ten-week experience in civic engagement and community development. Housing is provided and students will earn a stipend. Apply online now!
- August 20, 2019
- New friends make Chatom summer meaningful
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My summer in Washington County was unlike anything I ever imagined. It gave me the opportunity to explore. I had never been to Washington County before so every part of it was a new adventure.
- By Melissa Dennis
- August 19, 2019
- Watts appreciates Elba's gifts of kindness, wisdom
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I remember my first drive through Elba. I drove around on a quick tour for 15 minutes. I was shocked because it seemed that I had seen the whole town on that short drive. This first impression set in as I realized I would be spending my summer in a small Alabama town.
- By Whitt Watts
- August 14, 2019
- Time in Elba teaches valuable lessons
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Sunday, Aug. 11, was my final day in Elba and the 70th day of my Living Democracy Internship. I drove to Elba on June 3 and covered my first story there the next day. In the intervening weeks I wrote a total of 34 stories for The Elba Clipper and took 1,115 pictures. I covered two City Council meetings and one shockingly strategic bridge club. I ate dozens of quesadillas at Monterrey's and Los Corrales and even more chicken sandwiches at the Rabbit Hole.
- By Jack West
- August 8, 2019
- Focusing on future, working together may resolve housing challenge
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Phillip Box can remember the uneasy combination of emotions that he felt when he woke up early on Christmas morning of 2015 in Elba. "We knew that there was a high chance of a flood risk," Box recalled. "Right after we began to unwrap presents, I got a call that the water was rising, and we needed to prepare."
- By Whitt Watts
Last Updated: April 04, 2019