Books
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Lipstick on a Pig

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Patricia Vaccarino
October 21, 2023

What happens in the Book World impacts my life. I am the author of ten books.  I am also a consumer of books, and read two books a week, often more. I immerse myself in articles and newsletters that focus on the Book World. The recent NYT article Barnes and Noble Sets Itself Free, dated October 17, 2023, is about how Barnes and Noble is re-decorating many of its stores to resemble small independent bookstores. It’s ironic that this behemoth chain wants to look more like the small Indie bookstores that it had once been intent on driving out of business.

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World Views
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OCTOBER 2023: Wild Trees and Animal Crossings

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October 15, 2023

As the leaves flare in brilliant hues of orange, gold and russet, and the days grow shorter, we have a few environmental items available for your reading pleasure. One of my favorite places on earth is Oswald State Park. Writing about the Short Sand Trail is a gift to myself and hopefully a gift to you too. Happy October!!

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World Views
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NOTES FROM THE ROAD: Where Trees Fall

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Patricia Vaccarino
October 13, 2023

Short Sand Beach, a trail in Oregon’s Oswald West State Park, wends through a forest of old growth trees. Wild and alive for years, some say centuries, the trees do not know when the time will come—to give up life as they have known it.

 

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World Views
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Truth in Journalism: The Truth Will Set Us Free

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Patricia Vaccarino
October 12, 2023

On the Cape Falcon Trail in Oregon’s Oswald West State Park, there is a memorial to the journalist Matt Kramer. His integrity in journalism made a difference in the world. I am forever grateful for the work that he did. One person can, indeed, make a difference!

 

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Local
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Making Way for Wildlife

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Barbara McMichael
October 10, 2023

Making Way for Wildlife by Barbara Lloyd McMichael is an appreciative nod to the animal crossings in Washington State that help animals, from panthers to tortoises and ducklings to deer, get safely to the other side of the road.

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Tech
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Are You Prepared?

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Annie Searle
October 08, 2023

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which has grown into  a collaborative effort between government and industry to enhance cybersecurity awareness, encourage actions by the public to reduce online risk and generated discussion on cyber threats on a national and global scale  The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) advises that there are four basic steps both individuals and businesses can take to better manage their online actions:

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Media
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Do Radio Stations & Newspapers Push a Liberal or a Conservative Agenda?

Nick J. Licata
October 03, 2023

Conservative commentators and politicians attack the reliability of the "media" since they believe the liberals control it. While the liberals do not dismiss all media as being too conservative, they argue that big corporations' concentration of media ownership limits the breadth of opinion and promotes conservative views, such as promoting a smaller federal government.

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World Views
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The Lessons of History: Past, Present, and Future

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Peter Corning
October 02, 2023

Eco-suicide is far easier to do and more predictable than we had once thought.  Indeed, our entire history as a species provides a cautionary tale.  The archeological record is littered with examples of ancient human societies that have vanished – many of them as victims of ecological disasters – from the very first city, Ur, to the Sumerians, Babylonians, Akkadians, Old Kingdom Egypt, the Hittites, Minoans, Mayans, Incas, Aztecs, Olmecs, Teotihuacan, the Anasazi, the Carthaginians, the Khmer Empire, and others. 

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