What attaches Columbia-area residents to the community?
Apparently, it’s colleges, parks, affordable housing, quality health care, night life and openness of its people, according to a Gallup study released Tuesday.
But the region needs to improve perceptions of how it treats recent college grads and gays, according to the study funded by the Knight Foundation.
Great schools, affordable health care and safe streets all help create strong communities. But is there something deeper that draws people to a city – that makes them want to put down roots and build a life?