Read more community stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/32845/community.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:30:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67208/nature-makes-you-nicer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBeing around the natural world or representations of it makes you a better person, Miller-McCune reports. A study finds that people shown slides of natural landscapes rated community-oriented goals—such as “to work for the betterment of society”—as more important to them than self-oriented goals—for example, “to be...http://www.newser.com/story/67208/nature-makes-you-nicer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 16:55:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65877/facebook-bad-for-teens-warns-archbishop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFacebook and MySpace are degrading our ability to relate to one another and pushing young people to suicide, the head of the Catholic Church in England tells the Telegraph . Archbishop Vincent Nichols is concerned that social-networking websites encourage teens to form only “transient relationships,” which can leave them feeling hopeless...http://www.newser.com/story/65877/facebook-bad-for-teens-warns-archbishop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Aug 2009 13:09:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58504/tight-economy-strains-town-gown-relations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe poor economy has put a crimp in some universities' expansion plans and soured the relationship between others and the surrounding communities, the New York Times reports. For instance, Harvard’s planned $1 billion expansion into a Boston neighborhood is in limbo, leaving a 5-acre construction pit and vacant buildings. “We...http://www.newser.com/story/58504/tight-economy-strains-town-gown-relations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 09 May 2009 10:52:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58108/what-the-gop-needs-is-a-john-wayne.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRepublicans have admired Westerns for decades, continually flocking to leaders—Goldwater, Reagan, Bush, Palin—who embody the John Wayne ideal of individualism and bravery. But as David Brooks writes, Westerns aren't really about lone heroes, but "civic order": how newcomers build communities in inhospitable regions. For the New York Times...http://www.newser.com/story/58108/what-the-gop-needs-is-a-john-wayne.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 May 2009 9:28:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57334/after-100-days-does-obama-beat-bush.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter 100 days, President Obama is more divisive, more popular with moderates, and bigger with his base than George W. Bush was at this point—depending on where you look, the Christian Science Monitor finds in a look at 11 community types. Overall, Obama’s 63% Pew approval rating beats Bush’s—...http://www.newser.com/story/57334/after-100-days-does-obama-beat-bush.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Apr 2009 12:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49666/in-tough-times-people-dust-off-the-library-card.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs the economy lightened wallets last year, people in search of jobs and entertainment turned to a long-lost concept called a library, reports the Washington Post, spiking DC-area circulation by 23% in the last half of 2008. And although budget cuts are hitting libraries hard, they're still finding ways to...http://www.newser.com/story/49666/in-tough-times-people-dust-off-the-library-card.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Feb 2009 11:29:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36884/storms-test-new-fema-system.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith three big storms hitting the US within about a week, FEMA is attempting to stay a step ahead, planning emergency response strategies and deploying supplies. The agency's new "dynamic regrouping" plan represents a real-time collaboration between military, civilian, and volunteer personnel, the Christian Science Monitor reports. "The depth of...http://www.newser.com/story/36884/storms-test-new-fema-system.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Sep 2008 10:04:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33480/green-cafes-crowdsourcing-doesnt-spoil-the-stew.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen Elements, a vegetarian and raw food restaurant, opens in DC next year, it will have one owner, but almost 400 people who conceived and developed the idea, the Washington Post reports. An online (and offline) community is helping with everything from designing a logo to greening the building. But...http://www.newser.com/story/33480/green-cafes-crowdsourcing-doesnt-spoil-the-stew.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 27 Jul 2008 19:32:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32812/these-days-local-banks-look-good.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCommunity banks may seem like quaint relics to those who prefer banking online, but IndyMac's meltdown should have us thinking differently, Ron Lieber writes in the New York Times . Lieber visited a bank in small-town Maryland, and found a friendly, gray-haired manager who gives banking a personal touch. “If you...http://www.newser.com/story/32812/these-days-local-banks-look-good.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Jul 2008 10:35:39 CDT