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Articles by Clara Hogan

• Love Where You Live

  This Small Town Receives 22,000 Letters to Santa Each Year (and They Reply to Every Single One)

  The volunteer ‘elves’ in Santa Claus, IN, work 12-hour days to make sure every child’s letter to Santa gets a personal response. “It’s about believing.”

• Experiences & Adventures

  Want to Be a Writer? Here Are 5 Reasons You Should Move to Iowa City

  This literary haven in the heartland is a writer’s dream come true.

• Love Where You Live

  The Public Typewriter That Brought Ann Arbor’s Community Together

  What happens when you put a public typewriter in a literary city’s most beloved bookstore? People pour their hearts out, one letter at a time.

• Education, Careers & Opportunity

  Beyond Silicon Valley: 5 Up-and-Coming Tech Hotspots

  Silicon Prairie, anyone? These unexpected regions are emerging as America’s brightest — not to mention affordable and inclusive — tech hubs.

• Where to Live Now

  Is This California Town the Happiest Place in America?

  Nestled between San Francisco and Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo has earned a lofty reputation as the happiest place in America. Here’s why it lives up to the hype.

• Where to Live Now

  Heartland Hotspot: Why Millennials Are Flocking to Des Moines

  Young people are falling in love with Des Moines. Once you see why, you might want to join them.