Living Democracy 2022
- June 19, 2019
- Jake's Family Restaurant serves up more than food
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In rural areas, it is common to find a place where people gather informally to discuss things that are going on both in the community and the world at large. For the residents of Chatom, Alabama, that place is Jake’s Family Restaurant.
- By Melissa Dennis
- June 11, 2019
- Lou Schell loves life on the road and at home in Chatom
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When talking with Inda Lou Schell in Chatom, Alabama, three things become evident: one, community is an essential part of life; two, the sky’s the limit; three, “people [truly] make the difference.” Schell is a Chatom native who was born in “a farmhouse three miles out of town.”
- By Melissa Dennis
- June 7, 2019
- Melissa Dennis starts work in Chatom
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Auburn University Living Democracy Fellow Melissa Dennis has started her summer of Living Democracy in Chatom. She will be living and learning in the southwest Alabama community until Aug. 9.
Last Updated: May 09, 2022