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High Fashion with the Right Vision

Is the ever rising wave of textile waste a tsunami for the fashion industry, or will it be the ride of our lives? There are mountains of waste environmental minds are not addressing, at least not in a way other recyclables are treated. Every year the US produces over 25 billion tons of textile waste, largely due to consumers embrace of the fast fashion market.

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Healing Rescue Heroes

It’s obvious that first responders face a world of stress and anxiety. We need to keep our rescue heroes in mind, and surround them with support, love, and grace. While many people have heard of the psychological toll of combat, few realize PTSD’s devastating impact on first responders—fire fighters, police, and emergency service workers—whose suicide rates have been steadily climbing.

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Blue Origin’s Mission 8

Blue Origin is an American spaceflight services company backed by Amazon’s very own Jeff Bezos. They make rocket ships, and their goal is to put everyday people in space. They’re based in Kent, Washington, but they run flights out of their space center in West Texas for paying customers.

Florida Greenways and Trails

The State of Florida has been building trails across the state, but in Brevard County, there’s not much enthusiasm. Why’s that? With so many communities that connect to the beaches, you’d think we’d all want a safe way to walk, hike, cycle and skate to the beach.

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Green Foods Market

Today, on the way home from a meeting in Melbourne, I took the opportunity to check out a place I’ve had my eye on for weeks now—a little white and pale-green house tucked on the corner of Malabar Road and US1, residential by appearance, but with the words, “Green Foods Market” spelled out above the front door.