*In case you missed it, here is recap of July’s stories.
Stories we published in July:
Empathy: The Most Important Skill
On June 26, Boomtown presented an article (found here: A Desperate Need for Empathy) about the social emotional curriculum three Mountain Elementary school teachers introduced to their sixth grade homerooms during the 2023-2024 school year. This week we are offering the perspective of several sixth grade students, including anonymous feedback from a collective survey given at the end of the school year, as well as comments written by several students from the sixth grade journalism club.*
The hidden costs of “neighborhood defenders”
As Los Alamos National Laboratory's workforce swells, the community faces a housing crunch that’s sent prices soaring and forced most employees to commute from out of town. The situation mirrors challenges faced by other booming areas across the nation, prompting a closer look at how public-input processes and zoning regulations impact housing affordability.
New to “Resources and Further Reading”:
In other news:
Last month, we published our first “Boomsplainer” regarding the Los Alamos MRA. Boomsplainer is short for “Boomtown Explainer,” articles that are intended to simplify timely and critical issues the community is facing. What other explainers would you like us to tackle? Write us: editors@boomtownlosalamos.org
“Resources and Further Reading” is a new tab on our homepage where you can find related stories, helpful articles, and other cool stuff for our paid subscribers. To kick it off, we are re-publishing pieces Stephanie previously wrote for the Los Alamos Reporter. You can our Resources and Further Reading here, or at the top of our homepage.
And lastly, Boomtown in the wild!
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