— Plans for a new development in western Montgomery County are widening a rift between the east and west sides of the county. Residents and lawmakers in the county’s eastern sector say they’re already losing out on jobs and other valuable economic opportunities, and a proposed “science city,” which will bring 23,000 high-paying jobs to the west, will only make things worse. Click here to read more.
— A new study has found that “watching people pay it forward can have a real effect on you.” The study found that people who viewed an uplifting segment of The Oprah Winfrey Show were more likely to do good than people who watched an emotionally neutral television segment. Click here to read more.
And if you’d like to inspire someone to “pay it forward,” submit a video clip to our Be That Woman project. All you have to do is create a short video of yourself talking about a woman who has had an impact on your life. For more details, please contact mcraven@wawf.org.
