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             Washington     I could say that I’m working remotely, but truth to tell, I’m in a refurbished concourse at Washington’s National Airport, now named after Ronald Reagan.  I’ve got some hours to work here this morning, having flown out of Little Rock at 6:00 AM.  My meeting this morning was canceled with people from CASA, …

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Eclipse Wildness

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            Marble Falls      It’s hard for me to believe, but in Arkansas the sun and moon have driven people crazy across the state.  The solar eclipse is expected here in coming days, but the way everyone is acting, someone passing through would think it was tomorrow. At Walmart #2, the second store opened by …

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Democracy on the Run

Democracy

             Marble Falls      I was asked to do keynote for a conference on development coming up soon, with the suggested topic being “challenges to democracy.”  This is the African and African-American Education Research and Training (AADERT) conference, which has been held off and on for more than 30 years.  I’m glad to carry this …

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