How cities may benefit from dog parks
…impacting traffic. But such projects are often met with criticism. As city officials debate creating dog parks or opening additional ones, residents usually raise concerns about the noise and health…
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Impact fees on development: Do they affect jobs?
…budget of their city, county, school district or other agency. Local governments generally have limited options for generating the money they need to build and expand infrastructure, including roads, parks, drainage…
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Journalism Ethics in the Digital Age: A Model/Open Source Syllabus
…two-way engagement with audiences are changing the nature of journalistic ethical decision-making and challenging it in new ways. Create a language for ethical reasoning and the capacity to apply important…
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Lead poisoning: Sources of exposure, health effects and policy implications
…behavioral effects on children “Pb Neurotoxicity: Neuropsychological Effects of Lead Toxicity” Mason, L.H.; Harp, J.P.; Han, D.Y. BioMed Research International, 2014. doi: dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/840547. Summary: “Lead exposure is one of…
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If legislators had higher salaries, would more blue-collar workers run for office?
…serve part-time. City councils often provide no more than nominal stipends or honorariums. Those who want higher salaries argue that workers decline to run for office because they cannot afford…
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Reducing juvenile crime and dropout rates: Field experiments in Chicago
…and Dropout in Chicago,” drilled down beyond the obvious, institutional problems often associated with troubled teens–like class and economics–and looked at behavior. Specifically, they studied how “automaticity,” or a tendency to behave in…
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Covering hurricanes and tropical storms: Key resources for journalists
…Parton, Hilary; Driver, Cynthia; Norman, Christina. PLoS Currents, 2016. doi: 10.1371/currents.dis.692664b92af52a3b506483b8550d6368. Summary: “In anticipation of Hurricane Sandy in 2012, New York City officials issued mandatory evacuation orders for evacuation Zone…
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Drowsy driving and car crashes: How night-shift work contributes to traffic dangers
…Other organizations also are working to keep fatigued drivers off the road. In May 2016, the Taxi and Limousine Commission of New York City announced a proposal to reduce driver…
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Chronic homelessness and the Housing First program: Research review of how programs have worked
…Homelessness, an advocacy group, also endorses it. HF also has been implemented in dozens of American cities — from Seattle to Salt Lake City to Cleveland — in Canada, parts of Europe,…
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Tip sheet from Columbia Journalism School: Safety and self-care strategies for every beat
…on other beats, according to Bruce Shapiro, executive director of the Dart Center. On 9/11, journalists who were in town for New York City’s Fashion Week rushed down to ground…
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