Special Feature on Sandy Hook:

Why "Why" Isn't Enough: Our human need to make sense of "senseless violence" is strong, and therapeutic. We interviewed international trauma therapist Jill Freedman, M.S.W. about the immediate needs of a community reeling from profound violation and asked her how we can determine what the "right questions" are. Listen here


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PNS Weekend Update - May 25th, 2013 


Featured on our Memorial Weekend update: “March against Monsanto” protests in more than 200 cities to call attention to potential risks from genetically modified foods; The I-5 bridge collapse a call to action for the nation’s aging infrastructure, and one state just named the bird on their license plates.

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Friday, May 24, 2013
DURANGO, Colo. – On Thursday, just in time for the Memorial Day weekend, the new visitor center was dedicated at Mesa Verde National Park – and some folks in attendance noticed a distinct haze on the skyline. That's one side effect of ...Read More
Friday, May 24, 2013
RALEIGH, N.C. – On Saturday, thousands of North Carolinians will start their Memorial Day weekend by speaking up against an international company. The March Against Monsanto is taking place in seven cities in the Tar Heel state and 243 other ...Read More
Friday, May 24, 2013
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, N.M. – Members of the New Mexico Hispanic community are expressing their appreciation for the national monuments honoring César Chávez and protecting Rio Grande del Norte, and they'd like the same status awarded ...Read More
Friday, May 24, 2013
FIRE ISLAND, N.Y. – Verizon, one of the nation's largest phone companies, is planning to replace traditional phone lines destroyed by Hurricane Sandy with an alternative, wireless system. But some critics are saying, "Hold the phone!" ...Read More
Friday, May 24, 2013
MEDFORD, Ore. – A new survey of voters over 50 in two Oregon counties offers some hints about what kinds of changes communities may have to make to allow people to age comfortably and as independently as possible. Jackson and Josephine ...Read More