NOTE: This post is Part 1 of a two-part series. Patriots – or traitors? “He’ll start throwing people in jail, and I’d be on the top of the list,” predicts U.S. Army General Mark Milley (retired), former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to a recent article, “The Patriot,” by Atlantic editor Jeffrey…Continue reading“Let’s you and him fight”: Evolving standards of American manhood during troubled times (Part 1)
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Hiatus: A note
When I initiated Peculiar Work in February 2022, I predicted that my blog posts, “some lengthy, will appear on the “Blog Posts” page at irregular intervals.” I note that my last post, “Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail bill refiled in U.S. House,” was published on May 27, 2023, more than three months ago. My little…Continue readingHiatus: A note
[Updated: 5/29/2023] In a post published exactly a year ago, I reported on the introduction of a bill “in the U.S. House of Representatives to designate the existing 287-mile Benton MacKaye Trail (BMT) as a National Scenic Trail, as defined and provided in the National Trails System Act.” That 2022 bill never received a hearing…Continue readingBenton MacKaye National Scenic Trail bill refiled in U.S. House
Fifty-three years after the first Earth Day on April 20, 1970, just over 60 years since publication of Rachel Carson’s pathbreaking 1962 book Silent Spring, President Joe Biden on April 21, 2023 issued an “Executive Order on Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All.” I lived through and came of age during the…Continue reading“Environmental Justice for All”: Every person is a part of nature, not apart from it
Perhaps it was just a coincidence. “Charges against councilor dismissed,” declared the front-page, top-right headline in the February 9, 2023 edition of the Sakonnet Times. At its meeting that same date, the Little Compton Town Council considered the following “Old Business” item: “Request from James O’Dell to continue discussion and process of updating the Control…Continue readingCharges dismissed: Not-so-amusing facts of life and politics in a small town (Part 1)