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Its only resident, Elsie Eiler, 92, serves as mayor, sheriff, librarian and the only worker at the town’s sole business, the Monowi Tavern.
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Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
The Block Museum exhibit features 30 portraits of marabouts, revered Islamic scholars and teachers, from the town of Djenné in Mali.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
At the same time, some residents are fuming that, despite the undergrounding work, most of the town’s neighborhoods still will have overhead telecommunications lines.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
But this winter, in the town of Ilulissat, around 300km (186 miles) north of the Arctic Circle, that’s not possible.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
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Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
The Block Museum exhibit features 30 portraits of marabouts, revered Islamic scholars and teachers, from the town of Djenné in Mali.
—Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
At the same time, some residents are fuming that, despite the undergrounding work, most of the town’s neighborhoods still will have overhead telecommunications lines.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
But this winter, in the town of Ilulissat, around 300km (186 miles) north of the Arctic Circle, that’s not possible.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
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