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Scars By Stout Cortez We hit the mountain at the same time, skidding face to face. I don’t know exactly how our skis got tangled up to lead to our trajectory; I came out of my break and was late to see her, having just come out of one

By Cristin Marker In June of 2023, I visited what I still think is one of the most beautiful places in the country: Buttersville, Michigan. My family stayed at a quiet, unassuming campground on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan — perfect weather, sandy beaches and picturesque views of the lake.

By Michael Tyler Amidst the current brouhaha of the changing world order, the nations of the world — or at least the ones far enough from the equator to get snow and ice — are gathering in Northern Italy to compete for winter glory. This year’s Winter Olympics feature many wonderful

Why reasonable people can look at the same evidence — and eat very differently.

By Charles Cousey All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone. —attributed to Blaise Pascal, 1623–1662 By the time I graduated high school, I was mentally ill — and I knew it. Eighteen years of constant hellfire and brimstone “Christian” fundamentalist

By Erin C. M. Anderson Less than two weeks ago, 2,000 federal agents were deployed to my city. Only a week has passed, as of this writing, since a woman was killed by an ICE agent shortly after dropping her child off at school — and only a handful of

By Jack Ballard Teenagers in the United States and across the world have a phone problem. In 2023, more than 50% of teens in the U.S. spent 4 hours a day or more on social media, per Gallup. That’s more than half of a school day! It’s

Creating ontherecord2030.org

By Karen Hill Anton STATISTIC: People killed by handguns in various countries in 2023 Japan—10 Great Britain—50 Switzerland—47 Canada—611 United States—38,658 “Ten? That many?” That was the shocked reaction of a friend, an emergency room doctor in Japan who’s never had to treat

My experience at Eudemonia.