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...Mitchell is still very much the traditional shop owner: He describes Inman Square as a close-knit community, a "village" of sorts, where all the local merchants know one another...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Inman Square: a neighborhood's traditional business community makes the painful move to a more modern economy. | 10/29/1991 | See Source »

...into intimate groups such as Sunday-school classes or at-home Bible studies. Lawyer Larry Jones says he and wife Linda were initially "scared off" by Houston's Second Baptist, thinking it would be "some stale place that has no heartbeat." Instead they found all kinds of opportunities for close-knit fellowship and joined last December...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Superchurches And How They Grew | 8/5/1991 | See Source »

Neil Rudenstine is known for consulting with a wide range of people before he makes decisions. Apparently, it runs in the family. All three of his children say the close-knit Rudenstine clan stays in close contact, rapping on everything from academic politics to public education reform...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: All My Children: Rudy's Kids Tell All | 6/6/1991 | See Source »

...house does have its drawbacks, such as having rooms on the small side, but it is a close-knit community and you shouldn't go wrong if you end up in this house...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Is This Your Lucky Day? | 3/21/1991 | See Source »

Shortly after the Marine messengers appeared on Tom and Joyce Jenkins' front porch with the horrible news about their only son, the word blazed across these drought-stricken mountains like a runaway forest fire. The close-knit community of this historic gold-mining town, one of simple values and sturdy folk, circled its wagons around the family, including Thom's sister Jamie, 19, in a show of patriotism and support. But the Jenkins' selfless stoicism is even more telling. "Our boy came home, and we know exactly where he's at," says Joyce, 39, who drives a school...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Home Front: War's Real Cost | 2/18/1991 | See Source »

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