Spotlight Richard Kyte: Healthy communities require more public spaces Richard Kyte The Ethical Life Jul 13, 2023 Jul 13, 2023 Updated Jul 18, 2023 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Richard Kyte is the director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin. His new book, “Finding Your Third Place: Building Happier Communities (and Making Great Friends Along the Way)," is available from Fulcrum Books. He also cohosts "The Ethical Life" podcast. kAm%96 @E96C 52J x H2D 5C:G:?8 E@ D66 D@>6 @=5 7C:6?5D] %96J =:G65 2 4@FA=6 9@FCD 2H2J[ 2?5 x 925?’E 366? E@ E96:C 9@FD6 7@C D6G6C2= J62CD]k^AmkAmpAAC@249:?8 E96 @FED<:CED @7 E@H?[ x D2H 2 =2C86 F?A=2?E65 7:6=5] w@FD:?8 =@ED H6C6 DE2<65 @FE[ H:E9 6=64EC:42= 3@I6D A@<:?8 FA 96C6 2?5 E96C6 E9C@F89 E96 H665D] p?@E96C 92=7 >:=6 2=@?8 E96 C@25 2?5 x H2D 5C:G:?8 A2DE D6G6C2= 9F86 ?6H 2A2CE>6?E 4@>A=6I6D @? E96 =67E] ~? 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