Lonnie Shekhtman
The Christian Science Monitor
Massachusetts, United States
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Marriage can fight poverty – but how do you promote it?
From Tennessee to New York, programs to promote more and stronger marriages have struggled to show results. Experts say other strategies might help, including a public-awareness campaign on the benefits of stable marriages. → Read More
An alternative to junking that broken appliance
At Repair Café events, handy volunteers help their less-skilled neighbors. The events are part of a repair movement spreading around the world, at a time when the global trash pile is growing exponentially. → Read More
Last show for Ringling: Why it’s not really the end of the circus
This weekend is the last show for the ‘Greatest Show.’ In part, it's a sign of changing attitudes about appropriate treatment of animals. But it doesn’t mean the allure of acrobats and live spectacle has disappeared. → Read More
Why this isn't your grandma's housing market
Home prices are rising to pre-recession levels, and there are more new homes selling, too. Yet the housing supply is not meeting demand in some regions, which is raising prices too high for certain buyers. → Read More
To boost its economy, Tennessee is creating more college grads
Job opportunities in many parts of Tennessee are plentiful, but too many residents don't have the skills to fill them. Now leaders are trying to smooth the path to higher education and to a better-trained work force. → Read More
Will SpaceX lose more customers after September rocket explosion?
With billions in contracts with commercial satellite companies and NASA on the line, SpaceX is facing delays in getting its rockets back into space. The delays have cost the company one major contract this week. → Read More
Tortoise injured in a forest fire gets a 3D-printed shell
The tortoise is among a slew of animals benefiting from advances in 3D printing technology. → Read More
Virginia Republicans vow to take felon voting rights to state's high court
Virginia Republicans say Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe abused his power in restoring voting rights in April to thousands of convicts who have completed their sentences. → Read More
Could biodegradable six-pack rings save the sea turtles?
A Florida beverage company has helped invent biodegradable and edible rings that, if used widely, it hopes could reduce the harmful impact of plastics on oceans and wildlife. → Read More
Could biodegradeable six-pack rings save the sea turtles?
A Florida beverage company has helped invent biodegradable and edible rings that, if used widely, it hopes could reduce the harmful impact of plastics on oceans and wildlife. → Read More
In rare win for nature, photo project shows little change at Yellowstone
A Yellowstone photographer recreated the first images ever of the region, which helped convince Congress to designate it as the world's first national park. → Read More
Toyota gives stair-climbing iBot wheelchair an extra boost
The automaker partnered with serial inventor Dean Kamen, creator of the Segway and the iBot, the first iteration of which fell off the market in 2009. → Read More
Look up on Sunday night, and be dazzled by a bigger, brighter Mars
Mars is reaching its closest point to Earth in a over a decade, offering spectacular nighttime views. → Read More
Finally: WWII female pilots can be inurned at Arlington Cemetery (+video)
President Barack Obama on Friday signed a bill into law that allows the ashes of women who flew in the Women Airforce Service Pilots program to be laid to rest at the Arlington National Cemetery. → Read More
Ben & Jerry's serves up peppermint ice cream with a swirl of Democracy
The ice cream maker released a new, empowering ice cream flavor this week, along with a social justice campaign. → Read More
Mega tsunamis on Mars? Evidence boosts idea of ancient oceans (+video)
A new study suggests there's evidence that at least two mega tsunamis formed on the Red Planet, which helps support the controversial case for ancient oceans there. → Read More
Lockheed Martin set to build orbiting Mars Base Camp by 2028
The lab would orbit the Red Planet with six astronauts onboard studying Mars in real-time in preparation for landing humans on its surface. → Read More
Why is cheddar getting cheaper? (+video)
The United States agriculture industry is reporting a surplus of dairy and other foods, driving down prices. → Read More
Are we pointing telescopes in the right direction to find alien life?
Some astronomers suggest that besides looking at planets near middle-aged stars, like our sun, we should be looking for life on thawing planets around older, red giant stars. → Read More
US Supreme Court declines to rule in birth control challenge
The Court avoided a major ruling on a Christian nonprofit employer's challenge to an Obamacare mandate to provide female workers with health insurance covering birth control. → Read More