https://jnu.works Writing by Joe Nudell https://caregap.jnu.works/ https://caregap.jnu.works/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hardwick lost its pharmacy in 2024. How did this affect access to care in the region? If we can get a new pharmacy back in the area, where should it go? I did some math, made some maps. https://hardwickgazette.org/2026/02/03/local-option-tax-weighing-the-option/ https://hardwickgazette.org/2026/02/03/local-option-tax-weighing-the-option/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Many towns around Vermont are hoping to increase revenue this year by imposing a Local Option Tax. Does it make sense for Hardwick? https://hardwickgazette.org/2025/12/23/imagining-a-new-community-forest/ https://hardwickgazette.org/2025/12/23/imagining-a-new-community-forest/ Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Hardwick has a unique opportunity to conserve Buffalo Mountain as a community forest. I hope we do. https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.adx7483 https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.adx7483 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Results of research we conducted with public defenders to reduce incarceration from missed court dates. https://themarkup.org/still-loading/2023/03/02/introducing-the-united-states-place-sampler-usps https://themarkup.org/still-loading/2023/03/02/introducing-the-united-states-place-sampler-usps Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT Easily sample random U.S. street addresses using this new tool from Big Local News and The Markup https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/07/07/pandemic-criminal-justice-reform-bail-prosecution/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/07/07/pandemic-criminal-justice-reform-bail-prosecution/ Tue, 07 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT When the coronavirus pandemic hit, California quickly realized that the 70,000 people jailed across the state would be especially vulnerable — and that an outbreak behind bars, once it began, could be uncontrollable. Many were incarcerated not because they’d been convicted of a crime, but simply because they couldn’t pay bail.