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My Antonia by Willa Cather: A truly good summer read

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Patricia Vaccarino
August 06, 2023

Some claim that My Antonia, the third and final book of Willa Cather’s Great Plains Trilogy, is her finest work. Bohemian immigrant Antonia Shimerda is depicted through the eyes of orphan boy Jim Burden, who comes to live with his grandparents in Nebraska after his own parents have died. My Antonia is meant to be the story of Jim Burden’s life—his remembrance of things past—of the life that he shared with Antonia, her family, and with his grandparents.

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Politics
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Republicans Diminishing the Cruelty of Black Slavery is a Loser’s Play

Nick J. Licata
August 06, 2023

Florida Governor DeSantis is downplaying Black Slavery by orchestrating a new educational instructions plan, Florida’s State Academic Standards in Social Studies, 2023, prompted by a new law he pushed.

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Health
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The Prevalence of Smoking in Low Income Communities and Solutions Available Today

PR for People Team
August 01, 2023

Despite the country’s efforts to eliminate smoking, why have low income communities been left behind? Read more to find out why, and learn more about possible solutions available to fix that problem today.

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World Views
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Summer Reading: The Big Rich Beach Book

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Patricia Vaccarino
August 01, 2023

We work hard so we can take a vacation during the summer months. We might spend a week or two lolling about the beaches or hitting the trails through scenic parks and around mountains, straying far upstream from cars, crowds, and cell phones. Some of us stay home because we really can’t afford to go anywhere. Our free time rapidly fritters away like sifting sand in an hourglass. And yet, we are expected to read a book or two. 

 

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Robin Lindley interviews Blaine Harden Author of Murder at the Mission

Robin Lindley
July 30, 2023

The Whitman lie is a timeless reminder that in America a good story has an insidious way of trumping a true one, especially if that story confirms our virtue, congratulates our pluck, and enshrines our status as God’s chosen people. - Blaine Harden, Murder at the Mission

 

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Entertainment
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Someday I’ll Die (Not an Epiphany)

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David Bresler
July 28, 2023

NYC-based Dave Bresler, a  multi-talented serial entrepreneur and owner of a popular networking group, writes about how he will keep sailing on through with a smile on his face.

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Discussion Guide Published to Accompany Yonkers Trilogy

Patricia Vaccarino
July 20, 2023

Yonkers Beats: A Discussion Guide has been released is to address the controversial issues in Patricia Vaccarino’s Yonkers Trilogy. The guide is intended for use by teachers, book clubs—or anyone who wants—to examine controversial topics that engender difficult conversations. 

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World Views
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JULY 2023 MAGAZINE

PR for People Team
July 15, 2023

This month we take a look at true beauty from a myriad of unusual perspectives: Catholic Outreach Group Sacred Encounters Serves the Homeless in Downtown Seattle, Barbara McMichael writes about the beauty of quilting, Robin Lindley interviews documentary filmmaker John de Graaf, a man who has long been an advocate of environmental beauty, and Patricia Vaccarino reviews Willa Cather's "The Song of the Lark," which might be the most beautiful book of all time.

 

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