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WHAT’S MUCH WORSE
Trump is a bad guy.
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WHEN WISHES BECAME…
I wish people were smarter.
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THE TWO WAYS
In our relationship to other human beings, there are essentially two ways to follow.
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WHEN…
When empathy is a bad word to you; when caring for the planet is a bad thing; when other people are bad because of how or where they were born; when you…
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A PHILOSOPHY
My political philosophy is this: I care about other people, plants and animals, and the planet.
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AN APOLOGY
Dear Mother and Dad; and Aunt Mary and Uncle Wilbur and Grandad and Grandmother;
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NEW RULES
Several days ago, before passage of the Big Ugly Disgusting Destructive Deplorable Bill (worst in American history) which seems like a month ago, I…
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PERMEATING…
About this time of year, here in America’s upper Midwest, there is a marvelous, sweet scent in the air.
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June 2025

THE TOOLS WE HAVE
When I was a boy, on fishing trips Up North with my family, I always liked to have a sheath knife on my belt.
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HERE’S THE THING
HALL OF FAME catcher and quotable genius Yogi Berra had a rare gift for saying things in a backwards, nonsensical way that somehow made perfect sense.
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MINNESOTA POLITICAL ASSASSINATIONS
AND NOW, in Minnesota, a man posing as a police officer has shot two high-ranking Democratic MN lawmakers and their spouses.
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A SIMPLE QUESTION
On No Kings Day
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