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At a time when very few women were taken seriously as public policy professionals, Rose Krasnow broke new ground in suburban Washington, D.C. A native of Memphis, Rose earned a graduate degree in urban and regional planning while she and...

One Small Step conversation partners, Jackson's former mayor Pete Muldoon (50) and current Town Council Member Jim Rooks (52), in their first conversation in front of a live audience at the Center for the Arts in Jackson, Wyoming. This is...

One Small Step Conversation partners Todd Lands (46) and Evan Wiig (37) discuss living in a bubble, societal ideals, and systematic issues in education and agriculture.

One Small Step parters Melanie Henry (42) and Rainman Davis (50) have a conversation about what they are most proud of in the past year, their pandemic experiences, and their relationships to church.

Matt Mayberry (58) interviews his colleague Mayor John Suthers (71) about his experience in public service, how the city has changed over his life, and his reflections on leadership. Mayor John Suthers also shares stories from his childhood growing up...

Lisa Aurand (62) talks with her brother Eric Rude (60) and nephew Charles "Charlie" Rude (30) about their parents and grandparents, respectively, Charles and Maxine Rude. They remember Charles and Maxine's Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, connections and their legacy of respect...

Robert "Bob" Stubbs (90) talks about his life in Hallowell, in particular his years as mayor in the 1970s and his role in saving Hallowell's downtown district from being torn down for a highway.

One Small Step partners Gloria DiFulvio (56) and Timothy Hoyle (63) reflect on their experiences as local elected officials and share how their political views have changed over time.

James "Jimmy" Hallyburton (39) interviews his colleague Lauren Stein McLean (47) about her journey and experiences as the first woman elected to serve as mayor of Boise, Idaho.

Carol J. Lombardi (86) is interviewed by her friend Joan E. "Joanie" Vehlow (79) about Carol's life story of lessons learned and lessons applied.

Dawn Borowski (68) has a conversation with her husband, Larry Nelson (67), about his successful campaign for Mayor of the City of Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Spouses Florence "Floss" Whalen (89) and Richard "Dick" Whalen (89) interview each other about their childhoods, marriage, family, and occupations.

Meet Niki Giberson, basket weaver, jammer, felter and mayor in this Women's History Month Special!

In this interview, my dad and I sat on the couch in our guest room and talked about what it was like for him back then and discussed about the person he found most interesting in his life.

On Monday, November 2, 2020, the day before the 2020 presidential election, I interviewed Oxford mayor Robyn Tannehill about her thoughts on the upcoming election.

Mayor Chris Bollwage Congratulates La Creme Modeling and Patricia Pinto CEO of La Creme lacreme.com

This is a short story about how I got my first job as a shoeshine boy downtown Fort Collins and having a vision of becoming the Mayor Fort Collins through shining shoes.

All things work together for good Is a lighthearted story about my basketball coach in junior high school who was able to see the good while everyone else saw the bad during a basketball game.

Chris Wheeler (46) talks with his friend, the Mayor of Yuma, Douglas Nicholls (48) about their shared proclivities for the sciences but how they reconcile their creativity within the analytical sector. They talk about growing up in Yuma and what...

A conversation about 90 years of life in Arizona, family, farming, fishing, being mayor, and leading Salt River Project.

Sharing a personal story about having a vision becoming the mayor of Fort Collins Colorado well shining shoes as a kid.

Anthony Yukich on his long time in public service.

Alice "Putty" Willetts grew up in Swarthmore, and has lived here nearly 100 years. She is interviewed by her former gym class student who is now also a senior citizen, Barbara Bernhardt. Putty taught gym for decades. She was on...

Kayleigh Broadway talks about her dad and life as the mayors daughter

My grandpa and I began the interview by discussing his siblings and family life growing up. They didn’t have many materials things, but they always had fun. We discussed why he ran for city council, and the main reason was...