Enjoy the weekend Great Falls. Jenn’s in Boston for the National Main Street conference, but will still be reporting in between learning and exploring. The Washington Post: American teen girls are in crisis: Suicide, violence and mental health High Plains Public Radio: Rural grocery stores are dying off. Here’s what some communities are doing to save them The Denver Post: Denver

Stay warm out there Great Falls! The New York Times: Awash in asphalt, cities rethink their parking needs The Economist: What does Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse mean for the financial system? The Washington Post: Insurers slashed Hurricane Ian payouts far below damage estimates The Washington Post: ‘Slavery was wrong,’ Columbus’s journal, Mary Wollstonecraft: Here are 6 things some educators won’t teach anymore

Hope everyone enjoyed the sunshine. The New York Times: Why we love Flaco, the escaped owl The Washington Post: Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison in murder of wife, son NPR: New editions of Roald Dahl books remove words deemed offensive The New Yorker: Why S.U.V.s are still a huge environmental problem (opinion) The Washington Post: At Ohio derailment site, EPA

Hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine despite the wind. Reuters: U.S. diesel prices drop as Europe’s ban on Russian imports begins NPR: Google’s AI chatbot, Bard, sparks a $100 billion loss in Alphabet shares Reuters: U.S. recession still likely despite resilient economic data – PIMCO The New York Times: Florida officials had repeated contact with college board over African American studies NPR: A food

Little behind on this week’s reading list as Jenn went to Virginia for the week to visit family. Stay warm Great Falls. Reuters: Falling costs may boost McDonald’s, other restaurant profits in 2023 The New York Times: Video of Tyre Nichols beating raises questions about medical response NPR: ‘Everybody is cheating’: Why this teacher has adopted an open ChatGPT policy Axios: How opioid misuse

Kaiser Health News: As U.S. bumps against debt ceiling, Medicare becomes a bargaining chip The New York Times: Regulators announce changes to nursing home rating system The New York Times: How restaurant workers help pay to keep their wages low Route Fifty: Mayors have affordable housing plans. But do they have the funds? The Washington Post: Justice Dept. search of Biden home in Wilmington turns

The Washington Post: A Chicago suburb promised Black residents reparations. Few have been paid. The New York Times: USDA approves first vaccine for honeybees NPR: COVID’s omicron variant XBB.1.5 is spreading fast in the U.S. as flu recedes The Washington Post: Childhood vaccination rates drop dangerously low The New York Times: Animal sedative mixed with fentanyl brings fresh horror to U.S. drug zones NPR: During

Hope everyone enjoyed the sunshine this weekend. The Atlantic: The age of social media is ending NPR: 2022 in photos: NPR station photographers share memorable moments The Washington Post: Legal weed supply glut pushing small businesses to ‘insolvency’ NPR: Scientists exhumed geneticist Gregor Mendel to study his DNA Montana Free Press: The plight of Bozeman’s homeless people The Economist: Is Russia

Happy New Year Great Falls! NPR: The full January 6 report is out. Here are the key details and recommendations The New York Times: Attacks on 4 Washington substations cut power to thousands, officials say The Washington Post: We’re drowning in old books. But getting rid of them is heartbreaking. NPR: 5 inspiring female champions for women’s health and rights

Merry Christmas Great Falls Military.com: Tracking Santa: Why a whimsical tradition means so much to service members The Washington Post: Dave Barry’s year in review: ‘The big bag of stupid that was 2022’ includes Musk, Putin, Will Smith’s slap and more The Washington Post: House passes $1.7 trillion spending bill, sending it to Biden NPR: Taliban begin to enforce education ban on Afghan