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Recycle as a Way of Life
by Betsy Pfau
I am lucky to live in Newton, which is a very progressive city of about 200,000 people. They have good schools and services. [...]
Mouton, I miss you!
by loisreiswig
Mouton I miss you! This chocolate miniature poodle was very special.
A Good Name is All I Have
by Betsy Pfau
I cringe when I hear jokes putting down used car sales people. My father began with a used car lot, built it into a Chrysler [...]
Just Keep Driving…
by Dave Ventre
Neither the nondescript stores and the black wilderness of the Meadowlands on one side, nor the dark cemetery dotted with [...]
The Other Changing of the Guard
by Kathy Porter
Past inaugurations have also brought dramatic changes in approaches to governing.
Hold the Zucchini
Hold the zucchini. Or any type of squash for that matter. I’m not technically allergic to squash, but it gives me the creeps.
First Week
by Anonymous
This is coming. It will be bad. I need to stay home. My friends need to stay home. Everything on my calendar is [...]
Searching for Peace
by Vince Engel
“Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.” —Dalai Lama I find there’s a quiet kind of healing peace in the [...]
Fear of the Other
Fear of the Other I’m a white woman who for years worked in a public high school in New York’s inner city – in fact in [...]
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