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If you can't sing, whistle. But do something.
The American resistance to Trumpism is emerging, but it requires full engagement
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Getting a nation's birthday gift ready
Next year is America's 250th -- but is there any will to celebrate it?
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If the daffodils can make it, so can we
Amid the chaos of Trump's assault on America, there are reasons for hope
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When talk of a banana revealed truth
And how today's public officials do their best to obscure it
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Listening to peepers and wood frogs
Trust in the dependability of government is falling, but there are steps we can take
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Wait 'til tomorrow
Dear Upstate American readers,
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Hearing a woodpecker and a philosopher
Both nature and literature offer advice on how we can resist Trumpism
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