Our American Generations- Community - This I Believe essays

Is where you live a community? If it is, how is that community different than the one your grandparents grew up in? In our fast paced society only the very old remember a community that really had depth and meaning. Our communities today struggle to hold on to even the smallest vestiges of what once was a vibrant and mutually positive shared experience. This program brings together 5 essayists from the This I Believe archive, one from each of the age groups. First they read their essays and then we shared in a discussion period. My guests were; Mariah Klemp from Waucoma, Iowa in the under 18 age group Molly Liberto from St. Louis, Mo in the 18 to 30 generation ? she joined us from Paris, France where she is teaching this year. Frederic Gluck from Arlington, VT in the 30 to 50 age Robin Edgar who is in the 50 to 65 generation and from Charlotte, NC. Ernie McCray from San Diego is in the over 65 generation We recorded this program on the 25th of October, 2007 in the 4th day of the southern California fires. Ernie McCray, from San Diego and Molly Liberto, who lived in New Orleans, bring added meaning to the conversation on Community. This is the only program on radio today, anywhere in the country, dedicated to the preservation of comparative generational thought. The essays found in the This I Believe archive represent a treasure of heart felt thought. Our program seeks to share just a few from the various topics.