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Getting older awaits everyone. But how we think about it can shape our eventual experience.

Don’t look now, but you’re already aging. So how are you going about it? A science-based, musical show that is heading for Santa Rosa wants to change how we think about getting older. Bruce Robinson has a preview.

The Changing Aging Tour will be at the Friedman Center in Santa Rosa tomorrow. Find out more about it, including a link to Tickets, on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

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A lack of cultural diversity can weaken a nation and imperil its security. That’s a lesson one scientist sees in Japan’s Fukushima disaster.

The flaws that were disastrously exposed at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant were enabled by that county’s compliant culture, says an internationally recognized physicist. And he believes that holds a lesson for Americans.

Dr. Ohska spoke to a physics colloquium at Sonoma State yesterday afternoon and to the local United Nations Association chapter in Rohnert Park on Saturday. You can hear more from him on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

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A new collaboration between two Northern California dog rescue groups is taking root in Santa Rosa.

In poverty stricken areas throughout the world uncared for dogs are a common sight. But the Sonoma County based non-profit, Compassion Without Borders, is dedicated to caring for and adopting out these animals. And now they’re celebrating the grand opening of a new dog rescue facility in Santa Rosa. KRCB’s Tiffany Camhi reports.

Take a look at some of Muttopia’s rescued dogs and find out how to volunteer at the shelter on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

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There’s legislation pending in Sacramento to teach California schoolkids how to spot fake news and other misinformation on the Internet.

How prepared are today’s young people to deal with the growing amount of misinformation on the Internet? In today’s North Bay Report we look at legislation to update public school curriculums to teach youngsters survival skills for the digital age. George Sampson reports.

You can find additional information, including details on an April 12th Petaluma Regional Library class for teens and adults on how to evaluate on-line sources, on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

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Sausalito’s historical tall ship will finally be hitting the water of the San Francisco Bay this weekend.

Sausalito’s work-in-progress tall sailing ship – The Matthew Turner – will soon reach another milestone this weekend. The nearly finished ship will move from its harbor building site down into the water of the San Francisco Bay. KRCB’s Tiffany Camhi reports…

See photos of the Matthew Turner and find how you can watch the launch on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

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Asbestos expert Tom Sargent found problems at SSU, which he says got him fired. A jury agreed, but what about the asbestos itself?

For 24 years, Thomas Sargent was an environmental health and safety specialist at Sonoma State. Earlier this month, a Sonoma County civil jury agreed that he’d been harassed and forced to resign under duress in 2015, after complaining about the school’s handling of asbestos in Stevenson Hall. But the verdict has not put an end to the concerns, as Steve Mencher reports.

There’s more on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

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Even low-flow toilets use a lot of water; composting toilets don’t. But that’s not the only benefit they offer.

For decades, composting toilets have been an off-the-grid novelty. But in a time of limited fresh water and burgeoning interest in sustainable living, they are ripe for re-examination.

There’s more on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

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An updated old idea—composting toilets—is getting a new examination, through a lens of both health and sustainability.

Waterless composting of human waste is not a new idea. But in the modern world, it’s never been a popular one either. A new study of the latest models of composting toilets, getting underway here in Sonoma County, hopes to set the stage for changing attitudes toward them.

There’s more about this study on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

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Tiny houses for homeless vets? A promising concept is getting put to the test in Santa Rosa.

After being announced last year, a project to build a dozen tiny houses for homeless vets is hoping to break ground this summer and test the viability of a novel form of affordable housing.

Congregation Shomrei Torah in Santa Rosa will host a free showing of the documentary, “Homes for the Homeless – A Better Way” tomorrow night at 7. The panel discussion will follow the screening. Find out more about the event on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

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The GOP’s new American Health Care Act, if passed as is, would blow a huge hole in California’s budget. State officials made their projections public yesterday.

Congressional Republicans have long clamored for change in federal health care laws. Now that their actual proposals are moving toward a vote, Health and Finance officials in Sacramento have been able to detail how the replacement plan would affect California. And it’s not a pretty picture.

Find out more on the North Bay Report webpage at KRCB dot org/news. Hear this story on demand with our free KRCB mobile app. You can also find this and past stories on our new North Bay Report Facebook page. Comment, share and give us a like there. Follow the North Bay Report on Twitter @KRCBNews.

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