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Category Archives: Youth
Hunger Pains Me
This is the same cocktail of emotions that lead so many to suicide attempts. Continue reading
The Vail Marauders
We were called The Vail Marauders. We didn’t coin that name. Two old men sitting on a bench outside of a bar watched a few of us Vail kids walk across the street. One said to the other: “There goes … Continue reading
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Tagged curfew, J.C. McCullough, Our Gang, Roadrunner, Vail Marauders, Wylie Coyote
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Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Read No Evil
Censorship: “the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.” What is so attractive about shutting down the ability of another to read, see, or hear … Continue reading
Exercise Can Be Exhilarating
As we get older, exercise becomes more difficult. I long for the days when I could ride my bicycle down the hill all the way to Homer’s, have a couple beers, and throw the bike in the back of someone’s … Continue reading
The Vail Independent Basketball Tournament
The Vail Independent Basketball Tournament was a cornerstone of our youth in Vail, Iowa; a waymark in the passage of every year, for every kid growing up in Vail. The Tourney was sponsored each January by the Knights of Columbus, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Gibson, Creighton, Fr. Denis Clark, Iowa, Joe Lewis, Knights of Columbus, Larry Seibert, Red McManus, St. Ann's Parish, Vail
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Censorship Sucks!
When I first heard about a possible censorship of Dr. Seuss books, like so many others, I said: “What?” My eighteen years of working at the American Civil Liberties Union gave me experience to ask, “who is the censor?” Not … Continue reading
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Tagged BookScan, Cancel-culture, censorship, Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, Judy Blume, Margot Zemuch, Theodor Seuss Geisel
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