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A still shot from the video of the rendition of the national anthem by Bostonians at the Bruins game on Thursday. See the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUr0Y3kAiBw

FiredUp: The lesson I learned from Boston

In the wake of the bombings at the Boston Marathon, Bostonians are offering their help in many ways, driven by the human desire to be part of something greater than themselves. We can learn something from their response.

Abandoned farmstead. By Heidi Marttila-Losure

FiredUp: Idea farm

Cities may be fertile ground for new ideas, but rural places provide changes for interaction with the land itself—sparking ideas that are rooted in the harsh and beautiful reality of the world we inhabit.

Veblen daycare focus group

FiredUp: Finding childcare in rural places can be a challenge

While the problem of finding work in rural places gets a lot of publicity, one problem that may follow if you are able to find work doesn’t get as much notice: Daycare is not always easy to find in rural places. A group of parents in Veblen is addressing that problem.