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Belmont Stakes: Sovereignty overtakes Journalism. Sounds about right. usatoday.com/story/sports/ho…
Is it time to move back to your hometown- or to your first small town?
Column from @lboney LESLIE BONEY: Remote work could jumpstart a renaissance for rural communities wral.com/21333875 #ncga #ncpol @NCRuralCenter
Opening day of the biggest craziest of our current sports phenomenons. Not the NFL - Fantasy Football! What FF and the college transfer portal are doing to our loyalties…. boneconnector.com/writings/p…
What can a book about tennis teach us about living our life? And what one book do Bill Gates, Billie Jean King, Itzhak Perlman and Al Gore keep giving to others? Check it out… boneconnector.com/writings/l…
Wanted to share with you a new website I’ve launched - looking at how our worlds of work,play and spirit are increasingly interconnected. Check it out at boneconnector.com
Or try this post on bridging political divides: boneconnector.com/writings/w…
What a fun story! Wolfpack pride!
Cooper’s Hill Cheese Roll women’s champion basks in glory of win - Sports Illustrated si.com/more-sports/2022/06/0…
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North Carolina is home to seven of the nation’s top 10 community colleges, according to @smartasset.
More: bit.ly/3sczvez
via @WNCN
Some thoughts from me and @sarahhallNC Hall on the challenges our economy is facing - and how we might get people working again. @emergingissues Our Goldilocks Economy – and three bears | Columnists | greensboro.com greensboro.com/opinion/colum…
Enjoyed being on @MyPBSNC Carolina Business Review this week. Starting 5:00 in, chance to discuss return to work, broadband impact on jobs, and with BCBSNC CEO Dr. Atunde Sotunde on work of @BCBSNCFound on health care eq and mental health. @emergingissues pbs.org/video/march-25-2022-…
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Our friends at @NCExtension are hiring a Digital Literacy and Skills Extension Agent in Randolph County! Learn more at go.ncsu.edu/readext?856400
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Madeleine Albright, the 1st female U.S. Secretary of State, died Wednesday at age 93. She spoke twice at the @EmergingIssues Forums at NC State about the importance of global cooperation following the Cold War.
📸 Albright and Gov. Jim Hunt at NC State’s McKimmon Center in 1995
Dr. Althea Riddick of Gates County: @NCRuralCenter conference in importance of broadband: “People don’t care about acronyms and megabytes. They just want their Internet to work…for school..for health care… for entrepreneurs.”
‘In rural areas it takes banding together to make things work - across organizations and communities.’ Zach Barricklow, @NCRuralCenter Excellence in Rural Collaboration winner for broadband partnerships. A pleasure for @emergingissues to support this work!
So excited! The suite of offices @emergingissues share with Shelton Leadership Center is being ‘named’ in honor of former Joint Chiefs chair General Hugh Shelton and his wife Carolyn. Thanks to all those who contributed to make this possible!
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Stats from @NADOWeb breakout session. 10,000 baby boomers are retiring every day. 79% of biz in NC say worker shortage is their #️⃣1️⃣ challenge. Prepandemic 5️⃣% of workers were remote, now 2️⃣5️⃣% are remote & 1️⃣5️⃣% are hybrid workers. #NADODDAA2022 – at Arlington, VA
So great to be able to recognize Eric and all these folks who make us happy and make NC a better place to live!
Some news here... Ret and I are looking forward to some good time to figure out what's next for us. In the meantime, IEI is in great hands with @sarahhallNC stepping in and NCSU Outreach and Engagement will soar with Kwesi Brookins at the helm.
IEI Director Leslie Boney shares a note about his retirement and the future of IEI as Sarah Langer Hall takes over as interim director. ow.ly/Ph0b50Iai1B
Key finding from latest report by @HuntK12Ed on importance of broadband availability and adoption for learning - and challenges for lower-income parents. @emergingissues @maggiemcwoods87 @netinclusion @EducationNC @theNCForum @CTruittNCDPI #bandnc @BelkEndowment @DogwoodWNC
Proud of the work of the @HuntK12Ed team with the policy briefs. This is a growing coalition of parents, teachers, students, #education leaders, and organizations that want bold, systemic changes in our nation’s education system. ow.ly/7Qrz50I6bng
#COVIDConstituency
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The Digital Equity Act only takes is so far. We need more digital equity funding sources. Join us to learn more.
Tomorrow at 12 - join us with @NewAmerica for a look at Airwaves for Equity: Can Spectrum Auctions Fund Digital Literacy & Inclusion? - with @angelasiefer @SHLBCoalition @publicknowledge @TheIrvingGroup @CommonSense @ALALibrary @RuralStrategies @OTI buff.ly/3BO4elR
