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The female founders of the Buy Nothing Project share examples of free items posted in Facebook groups.

When I was a kid, my mom often would dispatch me to a neighbor’s house to borrow an egg or a cup of sugar. My dad regularly loaned out his tools or lawnmower. That’s just how it was. But as an adult, I can’t remember asking to borrow anything from a neighbor. If we’re out of eggs or need a new rake, we go to the store. The Buy Nothing Project — an initiative started by two friends that has gone global (the social movement now has more than 4 million participants in 44 countries) — is working to make the world a little more like it used to be. Last week, I wrote a...

AT HOME WITH MARNI JAMESON: Buy Nothing Part 2: Got stuff? Give stuff Marni Jameson When I was a kid, my mom would often dispatch me to a neighbor’s house to borrow an egg, or a cup of sugar. My dad regularly loaned out his tools or lawnmower. That’s just how it was. But as a (one might argue) grown-up, I can’t remember ever asking to borrow anything from a neighbor. If we’re out of eggs, or need a new rake, we run to the store. The Buy Nothing Project, a local effort started by two friends that has gone global (the social movement now has over 4 million participants in 44 countries),...

West valley schools: Black high school, middle school groups unite to reflect, share Joan L. Boiko Responding to local Black students struggling with the recent violent activities at the U.S. Capitol a few weeks ago, advisors to the district’s Black Student Union and Junior Black Achievers groups brought members and guests together to reflect and share in a virtual platform last week. “Students were bothered by what they saw,” said Joi Cox, who has been coordinating the work being done across the district to support the students. “We provided a safe place where students can share thei...

City police. what sparked the threat? wny fox news lisa everett joins us with the greta, what happene was late saturday night going into sunday morning, one of the late night drug stores we see everywhere, a man, police say, went to the armed security guard, got his gun and then told somebody on the way out, watch tv, i'm going to be famous. and then waited for the 911 call to go in. took the guard's gun, and when police arrived he went out and opened fire on police officer marvin santiago, killing him. and then he went to go kill more police officers, they say, because he went to shoot at oth...