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Posted inCommentary & Opinion

A Conservatism that Once Conserved

by Editor

by Richard Manning

What is the foundation of this conservatism if it disregards what the neighbors might think, that is, ignores the community standard? This is not a small matter. A misguided notion of freedom lies at the heart of the suburban cancer on the landscape. My neighbors will tell you they moved because in rural America you are free to do as you please. Where did they get this idea? Rural America, at least when there was a functioning rural America, never advertised any such freedom. Just the opposite.

Posted inMusic & Events

I Ran With Scissors

by Editor

Can you say it? Can you proudly say that you too have “run with scissors”? Well, now you can! That’s if you sign up of course for the first annual “I Ran With Scissors” 5K fun run sponsored by the Midwest Unconventional Sports Association. Registration is $25 and includes your t-shirt and of course, kindergarten grade scissors for the run. All proceeds benefit the Children’s Service Society of Wisconsin.

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Community Means Holding on for Life

by Editor

by Tom Tolan – epilogue to a 6 part series

There is a poem that says, “There is nothing you can really know/ Only holding on for life, and letting go.”

Some people know quite well how to make commitments, but could use some practice in letting go. In this neighborhood, though, and in American society today, it seems to me that it is the holding on for life we need to learn. Some people who write about the social atmosphere of America say that lifetime commitments are hard to make today, in these times of turmoil. What is needed, then, is commitment in the face of doubt and peril. What is needed is a leap of faith. This kind of faith, if enough people practice it, can build strong communities, and strong communities can make the world into a place that people will want to save.

Posted inColumns

All One or None

by Eudemon

“Alright, now we’re going to lift up the parachute over our heads and then take two steps forward and all the five year olds are going to run across to the other side, got it?” And so they did. Eudemon was at Ralph Bronner’s 167th birthday party. . .