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A Turkey in Every Pod

It is fantastic that so much progress is being made toward a COVID-19 vaccine. It is thrilling to think that putting the insanity of this year behind us is now on the horizon. But it's important to remember that it will be a while yet until that comes to fruition, even given the promising announcements of the past week. We need to work together so that as many of us as possible make it to the vaccine roll-out in the coming months. To that end and in light of the problematic level of community transmission nationally and locally (see graph…

A Wild, Woolly, and Weather-minded Weekend Ahead

It's that time again! The second Saturday in October when Lewisburg turns out in force to celebrate fall and contemplate what winter may hold. And yet again, we'll see you in Hufnagle Park on Saturday, October 11, starting at 9:30am, with the high school marching band to open the day and throughout the day until the Winter Weather Prognostication is held at 3:30pm. The LNC and Bull Run Neighborhood will have a booth again this year, offering opportunities to craft and take home your very own woolly worm effigy. Pipecleaners do a fine job of emulating the little critters. It's…

Acknowledging De Jure Segregation

To learn more about this topic, please consider consulting some of the following resources: The Color of Law, Richard Rothstein (book)Segregated by Design, documentary based on The Color of Law (film short)Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism, James Loewen (book)Long Island Divided, investigative journalism on current racial discrimination in real estate, Newsday (article)Kept Out, on racial discrimination in banking and mortgage access, Reveal News (article) African American Homeownership Falls to a 50 Year Low, title is self-explanatory, NAREB -- National Association of Real Estate Brokers (article) The Racist Legacy of America's Inner-City Highways, Dallas Magazine, (article) How a…