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Renewing optimism in America as farmers welcome the return of the light that enables growth.
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A conversation on writing opinion essays for paying subscribers to The Upstate American
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In threatening to block a debt limit increase, Republicans are playing a dangerous hand
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EXTRA EDITION of The Upstate American, exclusively for our paid subscribers
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We don't trust politicians, and maybe we shouldn't. But our distrust has harmful consequences.
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In many sectors, experts say we're at a point of dramatic departure from what we've known till now. How did we get here?
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December 2022

You don't have to be a veteran of the War on Christmas to appreciate what the holiday means to all Americans
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Four top contenders emerge in the contest of character, or lack of it
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American politics is filled with moralistic poseurs who don't display moral principles
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Was New York's criminal justice reform the issue that gave Republicans their U.S. House majority?
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November 2022

With Thanksgiving Day dinner in mind, consider what challenges might be aided if we had a real national nutrition policy
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Americans are critical of politicians, but we never hear apologies. Whose fault is that?
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