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Covers:  Arts & Culture, Climate Change, Environment, Politics
Writer & journalist covering climate change, the environment, politics, and culture.
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Sinkholes Attributed to Gas Drilling Underline the Stakes in Pennsylvania's Governor's Race - Ins...

Sinkholes Attributed to Gas Drilling Underline the Stakes in Pennsylvania's Governor's Race - Ins...

Inside Climate News — CARLISLE, Pa.-Standing in her granddaughter's yard in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on a recent fall day, Lynde Blymier pointed to a patch of ground where the grass was sparse. On this foot-wide spot, dead leaves were scattered over what looked like freshly overturned earth, the color of red clay.
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John Fetterman's Evolution on Climate Change, Fracking and the Environment - Inside Climate News

John Fetterman's Evolution on Climate Change, Fracking and the Environment - Inside Climate News

Inside Climate News — The ad opens in Braddock, Pennsylvania with the kind of eerie industrial imagery that has long been synonymous with the decline of America's Rust Belt: empty storefronts, abandoned buildings, For Sale signs, cracked asphalt. Other than the slow, dramatic piano music laid over the footage, the only sound is the muted whir of an occasional [...]
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In 'Silent Spring,' Rachel Carson Described a Fictional, Bucolic Hamlet, Much Like Her Hometown. ...

In 'Silent Spring,' Rachel Carson Described a Fictional, Bucolic Hamlet, Much Like Her Hometown. ...

Inside Climate News — SPRINGDALE, Pa.-If you stand in the sloping yard of the Rachel Carson Homestead and look southwest, down toward the Allegheny River, you can see the towers of the Cheswick Generating Station. Through the bare trees and thick green bramble that surround the house, the smokestacks emerge in the distance, twin pillars striped against a steel-silver [...]
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In Deep Adaptation's Focus on Societal Collapse, a Hopeful Call to Action - Inside Climate News

In Deep Adaptation's Focus on Societal Collapse, a Hopeful Call to Action - Inside Climate News

Inside Climate News — On a hot day in September, the first session of Mark Alan Hughes' course, "Introduction to Energy Policy," met at the University of Pennsylvania. The students sat in a carefully arranged circle of tables and chairs. Everyone was masked, including Hughes, whose silver glasses fogged when the doors to the climate-controlled, fourth-floor classroom were pushed [...]
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Opinion | We Should All Be More Like the Nuns of 1918 (Published 2020)

Opinion | We Should All Be More Like the Nuns of 1918 (Published 2020)

The New York Times — The sisters of Philadelphia were lifesavers during the Spanish flu epidemic. They are an inspiration today. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Give this article Give this article Give this article Ms. Bense is a writer.
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How Politics in Trump's America Divides Families

How Politics in Trump's America Divides Families

The Atlantic — A progressive family in suburban Philadelphia refused to take down a "Black Lives Matter" sign when conservative relatives came to visit. Margaret Sayers's yard signs are still standing, staked in a row in the thick ivy that covers part of her front lawn in suburban Philadelphia.
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Mothers, Children, and Off-Limits Kitchens

Mothers, Children, and Off-Limits Kitchens

pastemagazine.com — When I picture my grandmother as a young girl, I see her hovering in the living room doorway at the house on Diamond Street. She is all skinny knees and sharp elbows, her hair window-framing her face like dark curtains yanked open to a whitewashed moon. In her gloved hands is a silver platter, trembling with teacups. It is 1929. These pre-Depression afternoons are a precipice for my grandmother, although she does not know it.
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Book Review: "Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be" by Frank Bruni

Book Review: "Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be" by Frank Bruni

departures.com — New York Times columnist Frank Bruni examines the madness and folly behind the increasingly competitive race for admission to America's elite colleges.
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As a kid, I was bullied. But I bullied, too. Does that make me a victim or an aggressor?

As a kid, I was bullied. But I bullied, too. Does that make me a victim or an aggressor?

Washington Post — Trying to untangle my middle school bullies' motivations, and my own.
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5 Secret Ways Sleep Affects Your Marriage

5 Secret Ways Sleep Affects Your Marriage

Real Simple — One way that happy couples are alike? Synchronized alarm clocks-and bedtimes. A study published this month in the journal revealed that how couples sleep together is influenced by how satisfied they are with their marriage.
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5 Couple Sleep Dilemmas, Solved

5 Couple Sleep Dilemmas, Solved

Real Simple — When you share a bed with your significant other (as 70 percent of Americans do, according to a 2013 National Sleep Foundation poll), you often share their sleep problems, too.
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A Young Private, Killed in World War II, Still Leaps off the Page

A Young Private, Killed in World War II, Still Leaps off the Page

New York Times — Pvt. Richard Halvey scribbled his last letter home in the passenger seat of an Army radio vehicle rumbling somewhere through North Africa in February 1943.
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The Second Life of St. Nicholas

The Second Life of St. Nicholas

narrative.ly — Personal essay about the cat my mother believed was her mother in law reincarnated.
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5 Contact Lens Mistakes You're Probably Making

5 Contact Lens Mistakes You're Probably Making

Real Simple — It might seem tempting (and oh-so-easy) to crash on the couch or hop in the shower with your contacts in, but doing so can put your eyes at serious risk.
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An Inspired Side | SAVEUR

An Inspired Side | SAVEUR

saveur.com — Last July, an envelope arrived at my parents' house in Pennsylvania addressed to me in loopy cursive. Inside was a thin bracelet. It had belonged to my Aunt Diane, who had passed away a few weeks before. The bracelet, made of braided gold, barely clasped around my wrist. As I clicked the fastener closed, I thought of mashed potatoes.
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Yes, Dogs Can Get Jealous Too

Yes, Dogs Can Get Jealous Too

Time Magazine — This article originally appeared on RealSimple.com. We've long treated our dogs like humans, dressing them in sweaters, letting them sleep in our beds-even painting their nails. So it makes sense that we're eager to attribute their canine behavior to human emotions, crediting a wagging tail to joy or lowered eyes to shame.
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Books Worth Buying: June's Best Food and Drink Releases | SAVEUR

Books Worth Buying: June's Best Food and Drink Releases | SAVEUR

saveur.com — We get dozens of cookbooks each week at SAVEUR, and every month we share our favorite new releases-books that, through one avenue of greatness or another, have earned a place on our over-stuffed shelves.
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