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Aspen, CO. – Douglas, AZ.Not all those who wander are lost. The script words on my friend’s ribcage immerge from the water. The clank of plastic glasses…
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I spent most of today in classrooms judging debate rounds. Topics varied from the serious like should governments allow completely unfettered free speech…
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The April 2 five-four decision of the United States Supreme Court on campaign finance in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission has elicited the…
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My journalist friend Neil told me two things before leaving for Russia. First, it is often the best time to visit a country when we are embroiled in…
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FOR MY FATHERMy father said everythingwhen he whistled his way homein the dust of a square evening,that held the trail of a shooting star in the violet…
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We have hit a streak of perfect spring weather which looks like it will last until we depart for Lithuania. We took advantage of summer weather to head 20…
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It is Easter morning and the Nikolsky Cathedral is full. Russian orthodox services are delivered to a standing crowd. Families mill about listening to…
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Wow! A lot has changed since my last visit to St P in 1977 when I came with my High School teacher Dr Egan and 10 other classmates from our Russian…
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The long bowed wood left marks on the hardwood floor,so we tried to keep the rocker on a rug.It didn't work and every house would have these streakswhere…
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My husband and I recently returned from a fascinating trip to Peru, where we floated down the Amazon (the headwaters are in the Peruvian Andes) and hiked…