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Addressing the challenges of our polarized times

Weekly Reader: The Winter Solstice edition

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Links to articles about winter solstice, objects that were SO 2020, health benefits of bananas, and more.

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December is for “Best of…” lists. To celebrate 2020 here are the top 10 posts based on reader views.

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Links to articles of interest, including how the highest paid state employee in Alabama is a fired football coach.

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The books I read in the year of COVID, Black Lives Matter, and GOP attacks on our democracy.

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“Democracy in Chains” helps the reader understand how unfettered capitalism became more sacrosanct than democracy in America.

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You never know when someone needs you to be there, to be your best. It may be as you write a note or pour a cup of coffee.

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Pearl Harbor remains a place and a response fused into our national memories. Hope for our future is grounded in such memories.

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Frederick Douglass is a 19th century prophet whose words still resonate in 21st century America.

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It is easy to give thanks when everything is going well. It is more important to be open to gratefulness in challenging times.

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During the pandemic we are reminded of how much we need fresh air. Which leads me to the Dumb House and a nice sweater.