Jumping off the High Board

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November 19, 2008

Jumping off the High Board

My favorite cousin has been visiting me and just took off, which leaves me melancholy.  She’s an amazing woman: she’s a skilled trekker and wilderness guide, she’s a feminist who […]

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November 12, 2008

What should Barack read?

On November 1, the Chicago Tribune invited its two heavy-hitter writers, Aleksander Hemon, and Garry Wills, to come up with a list of required reading for the new president: five […]

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November 5, 2008

I can't believe I lived to see the day

From eleven o’clock last night until noon today, November 4, I’ve been getting calls from friends and relations around the world, calling back, hearing the joy, feeling the relief.  I […]

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November 1, 2008

Studs Terkel, Rest in Action

Studs Terkel died yesterday. Studs was one of the country’s great journalists, in print and on radio, a gifted listener, a commanding raconteur, the ultimate “voice of the voiceless.” He […]

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October 28, 2008

welcome to my world

Why I Support Barack Obama by Sara Paretsky   I grew up in rural Kansas, with the kind of Norman Rockwell, regular-gal childhood you hear a lot about these days: […]

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August 11, 2008

Fire Sale, Rescued!

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August 10, 2008

Pendleton Farm

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August 8, 2008

Vic Fan Club

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August 6, 2008

Courtenay Wright

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