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Walking Post 1: My neighborhood

This blog has lain fallow for some time, but I’m hoping to nudge it awake.

One of the things I decided that I could write about are the walks I take. I don’t get much exercise per se but I do go for walks — sometimes, rather long walks — and I’m often struck the be beautiful, the hauting, the pastoral, and bizarre things I see around my city.… Read the rest

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#FlintLivesMatter. Please Consider Making a Donation.

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Thank you to everyone for your thoughtful posts and comments over the last week.

But… and here’s the rub… while the thoughts and prayers are very much appreciated, what we really need is money. A lot of money.

While the state government is most culpable in this crisis (albeit abetted by some actors on the local and federal level) their commitment to fix the problem has been slow and, so far, insufficient.… Read the rest

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Following the Flint River Downstream: Flint, Flushing, Montrose, Saginaw, Bay City, Essexville

About a year ago I undertook a sort of informal pilgrimage.

One night, starting at the Saginaw Street bridge downtown, I followed the Flint River upstream north and east, looking for the headwaters.  The drive took me deep into Lapeer County, through tiny towns I’ve heard of most my life, but most of which I had never visited: Columbiaville, North Branch, Dryden, Metamora. … Read the rest

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