Archive for February 2024
Encore: How to Lighten the Load for Those Who Bear It with Sue Farren and Bailey Farren
Encore: How to Lighten the Load for Those Who Bear It with Sue Farren and Bailey Farren “Don’t isolate first responders by making them into heroes. The greatest thing that anyone can do is just say, ‘thank you for your service.’” -Susan Farren “We owe it to our first responders to do whatever…
Read MoreEncore: How Unexpected Moments Can Reveal Your Inner Leader with Jocksana Corona
Encore: How Unexpected Moments Can Reveal Your Inner Leader with Jocksana Corona “Being a volunteer is a privilege… I wasn’t documented so I volunteered a lot. And that volunteer work led many doors to be opened up for me.” –Jocksana Corona When disaster strikes a community, ordinary people frequently discover an inner strength…
Read MoreGentrification by Fire
Story by The Washington Post. SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Climate change and its most extreme consequences are pushing up the price of homes throughout much of the American West, as fires and flooding carve into existing housing stock and restrict the amount of land suitable for future building. Over several harrowing weeks in October 2017,…
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