Iowa's minority majority town - West Liberty. From NPR's Morning Edition

[rurallib]

listen:
http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=141150607&m=141204708
story:
http://www.npr.org/2011/10/10/141150607/west-liberty-is-iowas-first-majority-hispanic-town

"Downtown West Liberty, Iowa, is quintessentially Midwestern American, both quaint and historic, with brick buildings lining brick streets. A typical stroll involves walking past the bank, a renovated theater, a hair salon, restaurants and stores.

West Liberty Mayor Chad Thomas says that unlike a lot of other small Midwestern towns that are dying, West Liberty is alive.

"I see a lot of businesses that are open, and not vacant storefronts," Thomas says. "Probably half of the businesses are Hispanic-owned.""

[Condem]

1. Yeah! I heard it.

I'm always psyched when Iowa portrayed as civilized - not full of provincial types. It's so true after all. The civilized part, that is.

[rurallib]

2. West Liberty is an amazingly civilized place.