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In a Historic Downtown, Disaster Becomes a Chance to Build Something Better

Adina Solomon

March 20, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States, Clarkesville, Georgia

After a fire destroyed much of downtown Clarkesville, the city invested millions of dollars in properties to restore. Local government leaders sought feedback from community members, and the result was a revitalized downtown, an improved version of the previous downtown. The redevelopment success can be a model for other cities.

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A Double Murder From 1987 Was Just Solved Thanks To The Genealogy Website Used For The Golden State Killer

Peter Aldhous

March 18, 2018 |

Buzzfeed |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

By loading DNA from crime scenes into a public genealogy database that was also recently used to catch an elusive serial killer in California, officials were able to match DNA from a 1987 crime scene in Washington to a man living in Seattle. Police arrested him nearly 30 years after the unsolved murder of a Canadian couple. A genealogist worked to draw family trees to the great-grandparents of people who were matches for the DNA profile and following the descendants down to one man.

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Want to save your job and make more money? Buy out your boss

Aditya Chakrabortty

March 14, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: United Kingdom, Glasgow

The owners of Novograf, a UK-based marketing company, faced a challenge when they were ready to retire. They did not want to sell their company and risk a relocation of the factory, which would take away jobs from the local economy. Instead, they sold their company to their employees. Data shows that employee-ownership leads to higher wages and higher job satisfaction. One year after the transition to employee-ownership, Novograf sales grew by 20%.

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Baked-in biases challenged by child welfare workers in Pennsylvania

Emily Bregel

March 08, 2018 |

Arizona Daily Star |

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Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

Implicit biases, among other systemic factors, can lead to a disparately punitive approach to child welfare and services for people of color, especially African Americans. Allegheny County has enlisted the help of consultants to help train caseworkers about implicit bias and to track the data about racial differences in treatment by child services agencies. So far, the effort has improved the "disparity between how often black and white children are removed from their homes improved by 28 percent," along with other disparities.

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When a parent is deported, path to reunion starts with Pima County group

Perla Trevizo

March 08, 2018 |

Arizona Daily Star |

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Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

Sometimes, child welfare workers can't locate or contact the parents in any given case -- this is a problem made worse when the parent has been detained or deported, with few ways to make contact or connect with their children. In Pima County, Arizona, a taskforce has been working to create solutions for transnational families and provide services, like an immigration clinic at the juvenile courthouse.

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How College Campuses Are Trying to Tap Students' Voting Power

Farah Stockman

March 03, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States

Universities are using competitions, music, and prizes to encourage civic engagement among students. Efforts are aided by a national study that allows schools to see how many of their students voted either locally or absentee.

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Life And Death: Why Maintaining Oxytocin Quality Standards Can Save Women's Lives During Childbirth

Bashar Abubakar

March 01, 2018 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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Response Location: Nigeria

Nigerian women account for an outsized proportion of maternal deaths worldwide, many of which were caused by preventable problems such as post-partum hemorrhaging (PPH). A study of providers found that oxytocin was being improperly stored and an improper dosage was being administered leading to the failure of oxytocin to counter PPH. The delivery system for oxytocin is now being improved and another effective drug against PPH that is easier to store is being distributed.

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These four cities have achieved inclusive growth—here's how

Josh Lowe Thomas Graham

March 01, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

Only four U.S. cities - Albany, Austin, Charleston, and Denver - have achieved inclusive growth between 2010 and 2015. It’s part dumb luck, and part strategic policymaking, say city officials. They recommend nurturing the unique identity and assets of your city while being agile and transparent when facing problems.

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Reading, Writing, Evicted: How Austin, Texas, hopes to combat student turnover

Bethany Barnes

March 01, 2018 |

Oregon Live |

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Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

When families are priced out of their homes in hot housing markets because of increasing property values/rental prices, they often have to move to new educational districts, pulling children out of their schools in the middle of the year and stalling progress. In Austin, the Austin Independent School District is using a new tool, Mobility Blueprint, to help families find affordable housing within their educational district.

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How a small town reclaimed its grid and sparked a community revolution

Aditya Chakrabortty

February 28, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Response Location: Germany, Wolfhagen

In Wolfhagen, Germany, one man led the quest to take back the electricity supply into the hands of the public. By entering a lengthy negotiation with E.ON, one of the biggest energy companies in the world, Martin Rühl demonstrated that public ownership of utilities would save residents money and empower them, as well. The small German town is now using its extra funding to explore renewable energy, acting as a leader for municipalities across Europe.

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