Changing Gears: Gary closes its main library

May. 11, 2011
What happens when a local library shuts its doors? That’s a question many Midwestern towns are confronting. Niala Boodhoo of the Changing Gears team went to Northwest Indiana, where the Gary Library Board has just decided to close its main branch.

Changing Gears: Mayor Daley and Chicago's economic transformation

Feb. 17, 2011
Changing Gears is a joint project of Michigan Radio, WBEZ Chicago, and Ideastream Cleveland that explores the new economic reality of the Midwest. This week the series looked at leadership.

The jobless traverse the digital divide

Jan. 17, 2011
When you talk about a digital divide, you’re probably thinking of inner city kids who don’t have ready access to the Internet. But there’s another group that looks at the digital divide with a growing sense of urgency: unemployed workers.

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