It’s a topic as American as apple pie–or anti-American, perhaps. With two sides firmly in place, the controversy over the[…]
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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.
Voices of the Pacific Northwest: SEATTLE
It’s a place whose name elicits an image and feel — but what are they exactly? Seattle is a tough city to[…]
Read morePeople of the Pacific Northwest: A MARIJUANA STORE and FARM
That which is taboo (and even illegal) in one place can be ordinary in another. This can cause us to[…]
Read morePeople of the Pacific Northwest: PORTLAND
I had arrived. After two full days of driving, sightseeing, and people-meeting, I parked at my buddy Jay’s house in[…]
Read morePeople of the Pacific Northwest: My New Travel Project Beginning Next Weekend
A marijuana farmer, a commune of families, a rancher, a baker: These are just some of the interactions on the[…]
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Facing Minneapolis’s Biggest Problem: Faces of 2016’s Inner-City Homicide Victims
Shortly after ringing in 2016 at a New Year’s Eve house party, 20-year-old James Bills noticed something outside he didn’t like.[…]
Read moreInterview With a Mother and Fiance of a 2016 Innercity Homicide Victim
Andre Riley Jr. was shot and killed at a late-night block party July 3, 2016. The shooters thought he was[…]
Read moreThe Concept of Money: Unfamiliar, Yet Necessary
Money. It’s been said by many smart people over many years that we ought to teach financial literacy to schoolchildren.[…]
Read moreAmy Helps a Boy With HIV Who Needs to Be Rushed to the Hospital
This Easter weekend, we introduce traveler, volunteer, and heartfelt thinker Amy Petersen. Having spent time in some of the toughest environments[…]
Read moreWest Virginian Married Mountain Men: An Interview
Larry and Will are two large guys with white beards living in the hills of West Virginia. They are reserved, perhaps[…]
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