fter years of sewer backups, flooding and road deterioration, residents along West Seventh Street in Hattiesburg are finally seeing progress.

In March, the city of Hattiesburg launched the West Seventh Street Rehabilitation Project to address long-standing infrastructure issues and improve the quality of life for those who live and travel through the area.

The project is part of a broader effort to modernize the city’s aging systems and reduce the burden on neighborhoods that have endured what residents like Marvin Travis call unsafe and unreliable conditions.

Hattiesburg West Seventh project brings both dust and hope

In this special interview, Sandy Dann speaks with WA Commissioner for Children and Young People, Tracey Ninyette, about the 2025 Speaking Out Survey and what it means for young people across the state.

Tracey discusses the survey's goals, how it's being delivered throughout the Kimberley and beyond, and why it's so important to listen to the voices of children—especially those in regional and remote communities. From concerns about bullying and mental health to the role of social media and future employment, this conversation highlights the issues that matter most to our younger generations.

The Commissioner also reflects on the importance of culturally respectful engagement, family involvement in education, and creating space for children to dream and thrive.

This episode is part of our ongoing commitment to sharing the voices and experiences shaping our communities.

Speaking Out for WA's Youth – Tracey Ninyette on the 2025 Survey 300425

The audio is a debate on the urgency and method of globally implementing ethical alignment in AI, focused on the #UnityNet Wenelto project. Speaker A strongly advocates for rapid, decisive action to scale community-driven digital storytelling platforms (#StoryPods, Virtual Voice of Community Network) in order to embed values like human dignity, cultural plurality, and ecological regeneration before AI advances past the point of control. Speaker B emphasizes practical complexities—technology infrastructure challenges, the need for genuine community ownership, integrating indigenous governance, and transitioning from donation-based funding to self-sustaining enterprises—that require slower, more adaptive implementation. Both agree ethical digital alignment is vital, but stress it must balance urgency with deep, ongoing community involvement, intergenerational cooperation, and realism about resource limitations.

UnityNet Wenelto Urgent Global AI Ethics

The audio is a debate on the urgency and method of globally implementing ethical alignment in AI, focused on the #UnityNet Wenelto project.
Speaker A strongly advocates for rapid, decisive action to scale community-driven digital storytelling platforms (#StoryPods, Virtual Voice of Community Network) in order to embed values like human dignity, cultural plurality, and ecological regeneration before AI advances past the point of control. Speaker B emphasizes practical complexities—technology infrastructure challenges, the need for genuine community ownership, integrating indigenous governance, and transitioning from donation-based funding to self-sustaining enterprises—that require slower, more adaptive implementation. Both agree ethical digital alignment is vital, but stress it must balance urgency with deep, ongoing community involvement, intergenerational cooperation, and realism about resource limitations.

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