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January 26, 2021
We are now a week into the Biden administration, and President Biden has set some clear and surprisingly dominant markers at the beginning of his presi…
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January 25, 2021
My guess is that the story of today that will stand the test of time is that President Biden is governing according to our traditional practices while …
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Jan 26
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January 24, 2021
A peaceful, oh-so-quiet day in the cold of a Maine January. First peaceful day since I don't know when. I don't know about you, but I'm starting to fee…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 25
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Rural vs. Urban
Am I the only one who feels like I’ve gotten some of my bandwidth back?! First of all, huge thanks for your comments last weekend about your fav…
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Jan 24
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January 23, 2021
Three days into the Biden administration and lots of commenters are noting the return of calm in the media, and the return of a sense of stability in t…
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Jan 24
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January 22, 2021
For all that the news has gotten much calmer and more straightforward since Wednesday, we did indeed get an old-fashioned (or at least a past-administr…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 23
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January 21, 2021
Today’s big news was not entirely unexpected: There was never any plan for a federal response to the coronavirus pandemic. "What we're inheriting is so…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 22
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January 20, 2021
“Where can we find light in this never-ending shade?” America’s 22-year-old youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman asked today as she spoke at the inaugurat…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 21
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January 19, 2021
On January 20, 2017, Trump took the oath of office and gave his “American Carnage” speech describing America as a hellscape, and we were off to the rac…
Heather Cox Richardson
Jan 20
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January 18, 2021
The Trump administration is winding down as Joe Biden and Kamala Harris prepare to take office on Wednesday. Trump will leave office with an approval r…
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Jan 19
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Query for new project:
Another question for you all that would be very helpful for me in light of a new project…. If you have one or two favorite letters from this ser…
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Jan 18
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January 17, 2021
There is news today, but nothing that cannot wait. I'm going to fall into bed to get ready for whatever this week decides to bring. One thing, though, …
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Jan 18
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