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Journalists often need to be archaeologists, sifting through the pottery shards and empty chambers of a place to unlock its mysteries. During his 33 years at TIME, Washington contributing editor Hugh Sidey has developed his own way to recognize the character of small towns. "If there is a nice, tidy Episcopal church, then you know there is a strong ruling elite," he says. "If there is a huge Methodist church, you know there is a large middle class. And if you go to the main square and the streets are deserted, you know there is a discount store somewhere...
...Sidey comes naturally by his powers of observation. A native of Greenfield, Iowa (pop. 2,074), he grew up working on the family newspaper, the Adair County Free Press. "I got some valuable lessons from my little town," he says. "It taught me to notice what is growing in the ground and what the field looks like when the sun comes up. That's a big part of what I'm all about...
BUREAUS: Joelle Attinger, Barrett Seaman (Deputy Chiefs of Correspondents); Suzanne Davis (Deputy, Administration) Special Correspondent: Michael Kramer Correspondent at Large: Bonnie Angelo Washington Contributing Editor: Hugh Sidey Diplomatic Correspondent: Christopher Ogden...
BUREAUS: Joelle Attinger, Barrett Seaman (Deputy Chiefs of Correspondents); Suzanne Davis (Deputy, Administration) Special Correspondent: Michael Kramer Correspondent at Large: Bonnie Angelo Washington Contributing Editor: Hugh Sidey Diplomatic Correspondent: Christopher Ogden...
BUREAUS: Joelle Attinger, Barrett Seaman (Deputy Chiefs of Correspondents); Suzanne Davis (Deputy, Administration) Special Correspondent: Michael Kramer Correspondent at Large: Bonnie Angelo Washington Contributing Editor: Hugh Sidey Diplomatic Correspondent: Christopher Ogden...