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Letter to America
by Richard Prins

March 2, 2020

Currents, Guest Editorial, Letter to America

Dear America, I was stopped and frisked in Bloomberg’s New York. I’d just stepped out for a slice of pizza. I was walking back into my apartm... Read More...

Letter to America
by Andrew C. Gottlieb

January 20, 2020

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The Question We'll Ask Dear America: We’re going to wonder about you for a long time. I came to you as an immigrant when I wa... Read More...

Letter to America
by Laura Jackson Roberts

December 24, 2019

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Click button above to hear Laura Jackson Roberts read this Letter to America, or click here to download the letter in .mp3 format. Dear Wes... Read More...

Behaving Normally to Fight
the Climate Crisis
by Raymond Welch

November 25, 2019

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We got into the climate mess through normal economic behavior. Can we get ourselves out the same way? For a couple of weeks each of ... Read More...

Beauty to Seduce, Beauty to Preserve:
Creating the Columbia Gorge
National Scenic Area
by Kevin Gorman

October 28, 2019

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The Columbia River Gorge is the only place in the world where a mighty river crashes through the entirety of a mountain range. We go... Read More...

Letter to America: After School Special, by Rachel Sturges

Letter to America
by Rachel Sturges

October 24, 2019

Currents, Guest Editorial, Letter to America

After School Special Dear America, When I arrive at the school to pick up my four-year-old son, I’m pushing a stroller with o... Read More...

Letter to America
by Rachel Richardson

September 12, 2019

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Guest Editorial: Our Road Dear America, I never feel you so much as when I’m on your asphalt, your long stretches connecting ... Read More...

Always Knew I Was Adopted;
Just Found Out I’m Gay
by Sandra Steingraber

July 5, 2019

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A Coming Out Essay in Ten Parts 1. I’m gay. Five letters. Two syllables. Is there another declaration in the English language both smaller ... Read More...