Germany says its citizens will be able to use smartphones to store their government-issued ID cards and prove their identity online ByThe Associated Press February 10, 2021, 5:47 PM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article BERLIN — Germany says its citizens will be able to […]
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Volunteers repair Bethel senior citizen’s home, other community highlights
Volunteers recently repaired 90-year-old Bethel resident Julia Herring’s home. Jeremy Zitofsky, the manager of Lowes in Danbury, teamed of up with Don Bashak, a local contractor for the latest “LOWES HEROES” project. Herring’s house desperately needed repairing of a rotting french door. Lowes provided all of the materials and a […]
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How Cities (and Citizens) Create Hostile Environments
Adapted from stories found in The 99% Invisible City by Roman Mars and Kurt Kohsltedt Cities and their citizens are in constant dialog, but sometimes that conversation is one-sided. Master plans and grand designs aside, cities employ a wide array of smaller, more targeted, top-down strategies in public spaces, using […]
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Scotland to offer citizens a $26K interest-free loan to buy a secondhand EV
In the switchover to electric vehicles, governments hand out subsidies to new car buyer to help make the transition a little financially sweeter. In most countries, though, the subsidies only apply for new EVs, but in Scotland that’s no longer the case. According to Next Green Car, a consumer advice […]