Russell Nichols is a freelance writer who focuses on technology, culture and mental health. His work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, Governing Magazine and Government Technology.
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Custom Passion
How one man built a life constructing classics
The year was 1943, the world was at war and Dick Bertolucci cruised the streets of Sacramento in his first car — a black ’33 Chevy Roadster. He was 13 and didn’t have a license.

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The economy defines the role of nonprofit boards
Amid the country’s worst economy in decades, Michael Genovese was offered more work, and he refused.

Milking Profits
Can the state's dairy industry make happy cows profitable?
Wearing coveralls and galoshes caked in manure and mud, a father and son attach suction devices to the teats of ailing cows.