Robert D. Putnam, in his book Bowling Alone makes the argument that social capital is linked to the recent decline in American political participation.

Moore revisits Flint and its economic decline again in later films, including The Big One, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9 / 11, and Capitalism: A Love Story.

In Bowling Alone: America's Declining Social Capital ( 1995 ) Putnam surveys the decline of " social capital " in the United States of America since 1950.

In George Orwell's Coming Up for Air, travelling salesman George Bowling regularly reminisces about the smell of sainfoin in his father's seed shop in Lower Binfield.

Beauchamp left Bowling Green and lived at his father's estate in Simpson County, where he sought to recover from an illness.

The American Bowling Congress were against the idea because it would put Brunswick and AMF, the biggest bowling pin makers, out of business.

After the Civil War, Bowling Green's business district grew considerably.

The bypass grew to become a business hotspot in Bowling Green.

A 1954 advertisement exclaimed, " Your business can grow in the direction Bowling Green is growing -- to the 31-W By-Pass ".

Between May and November 1967, stores in Bowling Green Mall opened for business.

Bowling Green has experienced a 5 % increase in manufacturing employment, a 5 % increase in professional and business services, and a 6 % increase in leisure and hospitality since April 2005.

Bowling Green's high income and job growth combined with a low cost of doing business has led the city to be named to Forbes Magazines 2009 list of the " Best Small Places for Business ".

In an evaluation of 179 cities across the nation, Forbes ranked Bowling Green 19th in which to do business, finishing ahead of Elizabethtown and Owensboro.

By mid-1881 there were fancy restaurants, Vogan's Bowling Alley, four churches — Catholic, Episcopalian, Presbyterian, and Methodist — an ice house, a school, the Schieffelin Hall opera house, two banks, three newspapers, and an ice cream parlor, alongside 110 saloons, 14 gambling halls, and numerous brothels all situated among and on top of a number of dirty, hardscrabble mines.

* Elvin Mesger, Bowler, holder of the American Bowling Congress record for 800-or-better series ( 15 ), scored his 13th, 14th and 15th perfect games in one day — a first for the ABC — then rolled four more 300s in three weeks.

* Michael Moore — documentary filmmaker, director of Roger & Me, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 911, and Sicko

The Lowry Normal School Bill of 1910 authorized two new normal schools in Ohio — one in the northwestern part of the state ( now Bowling Green State University ) and another in the northeastern part ( now Kent State University ).

* Ritsuko Nakayama — Also known as Refreshing Ritsuko-Ritsuko, she is a professional bowler in Japan who has appeared in the Star Bowling game.

* Abandoned Stations — Bowling Green & South Ferry platforms

* Jaret Reddick — Original founder and lead vocalist / guitarist of the popular punk band Bowling for Soup

* Bowling Green — Bowls has been for many years a popular sport in the Manchester area: many of the greens are attached to public houses, e. g. the Lloyd's Hotel and the Bowling Green Hotel in Chorlton-cum-Hardy.

* Abandoned Stations — Bowling Green & South Ferry platforms

* Bowling — Varsity

The one-ton rocket, which sits outside the Glass Bowl — aimed to hit the 50 yard line of arch-rival Bowling Green's Doyt Perry stadium — carries two sets of fins and a propellant booster capable of guiding the missile to supersonic velocity.

Exactly how much of the southernmost of the highway will be used has not yet been decided — various plans call for the route to diverge from the Natcher somewhere north of Bowling Green and head east toward I-65, forming a northern beltline around the city ; another plan would have I-66 follow the Natcher route all the way to the current I-65 interchange, then turn north and overlap I-65 to its junction with the Cumberland Parkway.

Broadway runs the length of Manhattan Island, from Bowling Green at the south, to Inwood at the northern tip of the island.

A view up Broadway from Bowling Green, with the Chrysler Building visible in the background

The section of lower Broadway from its origin at Bowling Green to City Hall Park is the historical location for the city's ticker-tape parades, and is sometimes called the " Canyon of Heroes " during such events.

* The IRT Lexington Avenue Line runs under Broadway from Bowling Green to Fulton Street ( trains ).

The traditional route of the parade is northward from Bowling Green to City Hall Park.

Bowling is also found in association with pubs in some parts of the country and the local team will play matches against teams invited from elsewhere on the pub's bowling green.

In addition, a limited-edition " Achiever's Edition Gift Set " also included The Big Lebowski Bowling Shammy Towel, four Collectible Coasters that included photographs and quotable lines from the movie, and eight Exclusive Photo Cards from Jeff Bridges ’ personal collection.

The Dude Abides ", theatrical trailer ( from the first DVD release ), " The Lebowski Fest: An Achiever's Story ", " Flying Carpets and Bowling Pin Dreams: The Dream Sequences of the Dude ", " Interactive Map ", " Jeff Bridges Photo Book ", and a " Photo Gallery ".

" Oddly, when J. T. Burgess copied from Bowling, he changed this text to merely state " when the ends are knotted, the builder's knot becomes the gunner's Knot.

Bowling the ball is distinguished from simply throwing the ball by a strictly specified biomechanical definition which restricts the angle of extension of the elbow.

Bowling the ball is distinguished from simply throwing the ball by a strictly specified biomechanical definition.

The sum of $ 5, 300 was also raised by citizens in the area to entice the commissioners to move the seat of government from Bowling Green to Brazil.

Bowling relates his life history, dwelling on how a lucky break during the First World War landed him in a comfortable job away from any action and provided contacts that helped him become a successful salesman.

Bowling is wondering what to do with a small sum of money that he has won on a horserace and which he has concealed from his wife and family.

Additionally, KY 185 is a north-south route connecting Bowling Green with points in Grayson County and points north which lie between I-65 ( which goes from Bowling Green to Elizabethtown and Louisville ) and the William H. Natcher Parkway from Bowling Green to Owensboro ; it enters Edmonson County near the community of Roundhill and passes north paralleling the Edmonson County-Butler County line before entering Grayson County south of Reedy.

Rosenbaum graduated from Castle High School in Indiana and from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, with a degree in theatre arts.

The Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway runs through Columbia as it extends from Bowling Green, KY to Somerset, KY.