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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 ...
Bob Vilt
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.
Bob Vilt
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 ...