When they come for the librarians …

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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As Americans, we’re banning a lot of books these days, perhaps 1,650 in the past year, censoring others, and coming…
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It’s not about the mill, it’s about the people

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023
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Two nights after we had dinner with our next-door neighbors, who moved here just about a year ago after one…
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Some regulations are very necessary, very good

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Phthalates consist of chemicals you probably have not heard of. However, these endocrine-disrupting chemicals are ubiquitous in making plastics more…
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The mill’s legacy looms large over Haywood

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Wednesday, March 08, 2023
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“The mill.” In Canton, as in hundreds of other towns across America, that was the only description needed to describe…
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