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Farrell contributes to New York Times editorial blog

By David Gonnerman '90
April 6, 2009

New York Times editors asked St. Olaf Professor of History James Farrell for his take on their blog post, "101 Uses for a Deserted Mall."

"Some shopping centers will die, and others will be repurposed for housing or offices or civic centers," he writes. "But I don't think the economy will kill them because they are too fundamental to us in that they are among the few public places in America."

Contact David Gonnerman at 507-786-3315 or gonnermd@stolaf.edu.