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Charlottesville: could it happen here?
One blue-eyed, baby-faced demonstrator in Charlottesville, Virginia tells you all you need to know about what drives the alt-right haters, the white supremacists, neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klan and their ilk. Said Sean Patrick Nielsen, “I’m here because our Republican values … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Lives Matter, Charlottesville Virginia riot, David Duke and Donald Trump, eliminating Confederate symbols, Hillary Clinton's deplorables, Jason Kessler blogger, Ku Klux Klan demonstrates openly, neo-Nazi rally, New Free Speech Movement, President wishy-washy on Alt-right, Rally planned for Boston, white supremacists march
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Can bipartisanship keep Trump at bay?
Donald Trump has left the White House. For 17 days. For a vacation in New Jersey. Is it safe to come out? Initially, I thought so. After Senators John McCain, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski stood tall to defeat a … Continue reading
Finding America in Freedom
This is Old Home Week in Freedom, New Hampshire, population 1500. The town was incorporated in 1832 after it seceded from next-door Effingham in a dispute over whose taxes would pay for a bridge between the two. Freedom is a … Continue reading
Escape from Trump 3.0, pt. 2 – non-fiction
History is often best revealed through the personal stories and relationships of individuals. So it is with these non-fiction books I’ve read of late. An Invisible Thread is a deeply personal memoir of two lives brought together by one small … Continue reading
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Finally, a good Russian story. No, not Vladimir Putin or lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya, who met with DJT, Jr. Instead, it was Daniil Trifonovv, the brilliant young pianist who thrilled audiences last week at Tanglewood Music Center, the summer home of … Continue reading
America celebrates – despite Trump
Welcoming summer’s glories with friends in Ogunquit, listening languidly to waves lapping the rock-strewn sandy beach, long walks on the Marginal Way, lobster and steamers – life’s pleasures endure, despite the despicable political environment. Our nation’s birthday is still a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1812 Overture, Alan Menken and Jack Feldman The Sum of Us, Boston Pops July 4 concert, Brian Stokes Mitchell, David Mugar fireworks event, Eaton Vance CEO Tom Faust, Eaton Vance sponsors Pops July 4th concert, July 4 in Trump era, Leslie Odom Jr, Melissa Etheridge, Michael Bloomberg, National broadcast of Pops celebration, Sights and Sounds of Ogunquit, summer pleasures
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