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Trip over to Rochester ends with a reward

“Society is produced by our wants and government by our wickedness.” — Thomas Paine

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The barkless dogs and moving furniture

Some people great the morning with a smile, but it’s more natural to protest its presence with sleepy ...

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Looking back to shared ground in Vietnam

“If there is not an inherent attracting power in the attracting power in the material, then…the teacher will ...

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Looking back to time spent fishing up north

“Sell a country! Why not sell the air, the great son, as well as the earth?” — Tecumseh ...

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Legislation is an attempt at limiting the number of voters

Denise Johnson tells us: Too often we’ve watched political standoffs delay or kill good legislation because making the ...

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Dylan returning to Rochester

“I try to harmonize with songs the lonesome sparrow sings.” — Bob Dylan

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Have a slice of cheese and some good health

Whether it is eaten as string, shredded, sliced or cubed, Americans love cheese. 

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A look back at Jesse James’ fall in Northfield

“I don’t know much about creative writing programs. But they’re not telling the truth if they don’t teach, ...

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A relaxing peddle and Bob Dylan

“To find out what one is fitted to do and to secure an opportunity to do it is ...

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The simple lessons of a quiet highway

“Writing is something you do quietly, regularly, and in doing it, you face your life; everything comes up ...

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One last walk with Edison

“In a broad sense modern war represents the greatest failure of humankind. War means that we have not ...

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Quiet solitude

Poetry explores depths of thought and feeling that civilization requires for its survival. — Stanley Kunitz

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Hammering from all over

“Language is a living thing. We can feel it changing. Parts of it become old: They drop off ...

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Thinking back to writing

“Loss, decay and death are just as natural as gain, growth and life.” — John Blofield

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Collecting the wisdom of others

“All writers are vain, selfish and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives there lies a ...

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