Sitemap - 2024 - THE UPSTATE AMERICAN
At year's end, celebrate the cycle
Awaiting the political solstice and what follows
When the egg lady carried a notebook
Tending to the herd on even the tough days
Everything won't necessarily turn out OK
The moment of fight or flight comes quickly
To everything, there is a season
What the election will change, and what it won't
Identity politics fractures whole solutions
When journalists stoke our biases
Grouchy Americans need a trust rebuild
It's not Shakespeare, and it's not fair
Returning to the lessons of the rainforest
Don't let Trump set the norm for democracy
Asking the wrong question at the debate
We worry about the wrong things
Blathering about the birds and the bacon (and commies, too)
What's with all this talk of joy?
Real heroics belong to the voters
Hope returns. Or is it just summertime?
Maybe Congress doesn't feel the heat
The lessons of the loon in 2024
What your lawn shows us about democracy
Post-debate, it's time to clean the junk drawer
Ten Commandments are not schoolwork
Outrage should meet this horror show
Political courage is a scarce commodity
Napoleon, the Lost Cause of the South, and the Trump verdict
The flag, the court and a question of ethics
No, Trump's prosecution isn't harming American justice
Too much weird political news? It's not good for us
Springtime for contortionists in America
What the pols get wrong about the protests
No, it's not their parents' fault
Why we've lost those kumbaya moments
Fighting the illusionists and the liars
Selling out both Bible and Constitution
What a smile might mean in politics
Congress could learn from the road crews
Putting innovation and open minds at risk
Finding strength when gloom saps our will
When civic reality collides with imagination
A break for a healing dose of optimism and hope
A moral imperative for government
When pantomime substitutes for political action
Blame is shared for that tragic driveway shooting
Why we need to confront adversity