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“I am glad to see that ‘The Tree’ is being treasured as a last and lost wonder.” It Takes a Village “Italian Renaissance” (April/May 2022) intrigued me. With the millions of homeless, displaced families around the world desperately longing for a place to call home, why not lease these residences to qualified displaced people who would bring their cultures and home life to these empty places, not only providing them with a home, but enriching the area? Ellen Kollmar | via email It makes sense to repopulate small towns in the United States, too. Many people can now work from anywhere, people are interested in getting off the grid—at least for a while—and small towns give people such as artists the quiet and reflective atmosphere needed for innovative expression. Cynthia L. Schoeppel | Alexandria, Virginia A…