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You should have more friends of all ages

Intergenerational friendships make your life richer. Here’s how to cultivate them.

The Morality of Having Kids in a Burning, Drowning World

“It seems increasingly clear,” Crist continues, “that we are living in a time of radical destabilisation of life on Earth which complicates the act of bearing children in ways that society has yet to grapple with.”

Philanthropists Invest in Rural Workforce Training Programs

A partnership with Oregon STEM and its Spark Oregon earn-and-learn initiative helped pay for KEITH Manufacturing to employ four local high school interns for the summer.

Appreciating the Spaces That Connect Us

Often overlooked, liminal spaces like front porches and sidewalks can boost social connections.

The movement to shrink Oregon and expand Idaho

In a state dominated by progressive politics, some residents in rural Oregon east of the Cascade Mountains want to move the border so that their counties become part of Idaho, a more conservative state that more closely aligns with their values.

Feeling sad, lonely? Making friends as an adult is hard. Your front porch can help.

Soon after my husband and I moved from Washington, D.C., to Indianapolis, a stranger offered an unexpected invitation. ‘I’m Joanna,’ she said. ‘Would you like to porch with us sometime?’

Oregon’s Greater Idaho movement echoes a long history of racism in the region

Instead of fixing Oregon, the Greater Idaho movement seeks to leave it. White supremacists are on board.

Study: Most US Cyclists Say They’d Move To Cities That Offered to Buy Them E-Bikes

Could the humble e-bike credit become a powerful economic development tool?

US Competitive Advantage in the Era of the Demographic Time Bomb: Immigration

As the world ages, I think America’s competitive economic weapon will be our history of successful immigration

Is passenger rail on track to return to Montana?

One of Montana’s passenger rail systems has been out of commission for decades, but some residents want to restore it across the southern part of the state. A listener wants to know what’s been happening with those efforts? Is more train travel in Montana’s future? Learn more in this episode of the Big Why.

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