The Nicest Places in America
Your cover story has given me renewed hope and enthusiasm for this country of mixed peoples and cultures. From my island state of Hawaii, I see that the spirit of aloha—loosely translated as “love, peace, and compassion”—exists in every state. Aloha to all!
—Robert Samuel hashimoto Mililani, Hawaii
The award of “Nicest Place” to Columbiana, Ohio, made me very proud to have been raised there. At age 75, I don’t think I am the only one who still thinks of Columbiana as “The Biggest Little Town in Ohio.” I was never quite sure what it meant, but your article fleshes it out: big in generosity, kindness, tolerance, heart, and pride.
—Bud Schmidt Myrtle Point, Oregon
I nominated the Maury Loontjens Memorial Library in Narragansett, Rhode…
