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Category: Society

Articles that explore topics that define who we are as a people and as individuals. These articles will ask questions about our societal living arrangements that other publications take for granted.

*New Video* a Conversation With a Student at a Liberal College

January 17, 2018 brandonferdig Culture, Politics, Society

Picking things back up in the Pacific Northwest, I have for you today Video #8: A Conversation With a Student at[…]

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*New Video* the “Arkansas Redneck” Reacts to Me Giving Him $570

December 24, 2017 brandonferdig Culture, Society

As I shared last week, my trip to Arkansas earlier this month was a success. There, I surprised Bill Jones[…]

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On Tuesday I Delivered $572.85 to Arkansas Bill

December 17, 2017 brandonferdig Culture, Society, Travel

As mentioned last week, we reached our goal to donate $500 to Bill “Arkansas Redneck” Jones. So, to follow through[…]

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*New Video* Life Story of a Lovesick Homeless Seattle Man

December 1, 2017 brandonferdig Family & Parenting, Society, Travel

A man marred by heartache, yet he exudes personality and a love of life. I met Reginald in downtown Seattle,[…]

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One Year Later: 19 Americans React to the Election of Donald Trump *New Video*

November 7, 2017 brandonferdig Current Events, Politics, Society

One year ago, America elected a man many believed had no chance (nor place) in politics. Today, we look back[…]

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*New Video* Two Farming Couples Share About Life on the Oregon Coast

October 30, 2017 brandonferdig Culture, Society, Travel

Interview #6 from my Pacific Northwest series features two couples (one native to the region and one from the Midwest),[…]

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*New Video* the Divided State of America: As Seen Through the Reaction to Charlottesville

October 22, 2017 brandonferdig Current Events, Society

Does it ever feel like others respond to the events of the country as if you and they aren’t even[…]

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*New Video* Interviewing Hippie Marijuana Farmers in Oregon

October 15, 2017 brandonferdig Careers, Culture, Society

During my July journey to and through the Pacific Northwest, I drove to southern Oregon, where I spoke with Michael,[…]

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Goodbye to My 103-Year-Old Great-Great-Aunt Olive

October 4, 2017 brandonferdig Family & Parenting, Society

She was 103, but to me she was only about 5. Because 5 or 6 years ago, I got an[…]

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Two Mustached Men on My Way Home to Bemidji: Voices of the Pacific Northwest

October 1, 2017 brandonferdig Society, Travel

Back in the USA. But I still had a long way to go.  Entering the US from Canada in eastern[…]

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