John Reuter has spent much of his life working and living in the West. Born into a Greek sheep-ranching family, he grew up in a small logging town in Oregon, went to school at the College of Idaho and now lives in Boston. While in college, he cofounded the Sandpoint Reader, a weekly arts and entertainment newspaper, and later freelanced for regional and national publications, including the Washington Post. He continues to write a monthly column for the Spokane Inlander. In 2007, he was appointed and then elected to be the youngest city council member in Sandpoint, Idaho’s history and then selected by his peers to be council president. John serves on the board of directors for Strong Towns and is a Strong Towns fellow. He's particularly drawn to the notion that economic development is a community endeavor not just belonging to the planners.

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