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Puppeteering The Gun Lobby

This week, four gun safety measures failed at the senate. This isn’t surprising.

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The Irony In The Fight Against Racism

Racism is a frequent topic these days, what with Charlie Brown’s Great Pumpkin running on the republican ticket and officers of the law frequently equating skin color with a need to die and be arrested (sorry, did I get that out of order?).

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Slam Poet Ready For Nightbird Reading

She might be young, but she’s already an old pro.

Making Ripples

Our Resident Roadrunners

With a nickname like “snake killer” and a running appearance similar to a Velociraptor, the Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) is an attention-grabbing bird we’re lucky enough to glimpse occasionally in Northwest Arkansas.

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Applauding Joe Biden

Biden’s heartfelt note of solidarity moved me to tears, and his continued advocacy for ending rape culture represents some of the best of Washington, D.C.

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Time For a Nonviolent Assault On Our Blood-Stained Congress

After the horrific shooting in Orlando there are some facts we might want to consider.

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Marvelous Mulberries

Mulberry season has arrived!

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My Words Are Gone: A Eulogy

I don’t have the words to properly express my shock and grief in the wake of the shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, but I’ll do my best.

Making Ripples

Fireflies: Flashing Stars On Earth

Across the backyards and fields of Northwest Arkansas, endangered shooting stars are illuminating the grass in Christmas-light patterns that herald summer and thunderstorms.

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On Gorillas, and Abandoning Children

The outrage culture of the internet, which I have been an active part of in the past, has got to break.