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Thoughtful reflections, practical insights, and surprising ideas connected to poverty, scarcity, stress, health, and the systems that shape everyday life.

Three Interesting things from The Poverty Paradox: Understanding Economic Hardship Amid American Prosperity

Linda Riddell 10/24/23 Linda Riddell 10/24/23

More Americans living in poverty – fewer dreaming about a brighter future

Linda Riddell 9/25/23 Linda Riddell 9/25/23

Fun Facts on Food (Insecurity)

Linda Riddell 8/30/23 Linda Riddell 8/30/23

Gettin By:The ADHD Scenario

Linda Riddell 7/17/23 Linda Riddell 7/17/23

Body Politic(s)

Linda Riddell 6/12/23 Linda Riddell 6/12/23

What Queen Charlotte teaches us about health

Linda Riddell 6/5/23 Linda Riddell 6/5/23

News: Gettin’ By Earns National Continuing Education Accreditation from the Commission for Case Manager Certification®

Linda Riddell 5/15/23 Linda Riddell 5/15/23

Fact Check: Work is the best way out of poverty

Linda Riddell 4/17/23 Linda Riddell 4/17/23

Nifty nibbles from Poverty, By America / Matthew Desmond

Linda Riddell 3/27/23 Linda Riddell 3/27/23

Dress for success . . . or at least for less disrespect

Linda Riddell 2/15/23 Linda Riddell 2/15/23

Does debt make you poor?

Linda Riddell 1/23/23 Linda Riddell 1/23/23

Empathy only goes so far… then what?

Linda Riddell 12/5/22 Linda Riddell 12/5/22

Race-y things

Linda Riddell 11/7/22 Linda Riddell 11/7/22

More carrots, less cake won’t solve the U.S.’s health problems

Linda Riddell 9/28/22 Linda Riddell 9/28/22

When we think alike

Linda Riddell 8/22/22 Linda Riddell 8/22/22

A fond farewell to facts

My affair with facts was “real” but it’s over now.

Linda Riddell 4/5/22 Linda Riddell 4/5/22

Poor decisions, poor people

Linda Riddell 3/25/22 Linda Riddell 3/25/22

Maine Voices: As pandemic instability fades, our mental crowding will ease