Memories of racismBy Fred Malo, Jr.Carbondale Like most people my age, my short-term memory really sucks. I can’t remember what I did five minutes ago. On the other hand, my long-term memory is spooky good. I remember details of a trip my family made to the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee in 1953, when I was […]
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UPDATED: Redstone incident exposes local prejudice
EDITOR’S NOTE: First, a clarification. The headline of last week’s article, “Redstone incident exposes local prejudice” was written by editor Raleigh Burleigh, not Gentrye Houghton. The intention was to highlight that prejudice is felt locally, and not only in Redstone as noted in the article. I realize now that the headline is vague and accusatory […]
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Mature Content: There’s something fishy about racism
Last month CAFCI Leader Ron Kokish wrote about racism: his own, his family’s and our Town’s. This month, musician John Paul Riger discusses racism as a natural phenomenon and reminds us that nature doesn’t always know best. Stocking a lake with hatchery-raised rainbow trout, I carried a few netfuls of fish down to an inlet […]
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Mature Content: Michael and Karla
By Ron Kokish It was 1970. We had professional degrees, a house, beginning careers and a three-year-old son, The Great Society, weed and Beatles music. A bright future seemed certain for us and our country. The only thing missing was a daughter. As weekend hippies, we easily fixed that by adopting a child who needed […]