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Leslie Anne Mcilroy: Two Poems

Driving through Pennsylvania is lovely
except for the God, Bait & Guns of it all,
except for the money and bullets behind it,
the fishing line, triggers and damnation.

May 12, 2025 · 7 Comments

Michael Simms: America

Beside the highway outside McKeesport PA
a state trooper has pulled over a black man
who leans against his rusty Ford
palms flat, feet apart
assuming the position
as we say in America

February 22, 2025 · 43 Comments

Kristin Kanthak: How votes are counted in Pennsylvania

Changing numbers are a sign of transparency, not fraud, during an ongoing process.

November 2, 2024 · 5 Comments

Sharon Fagan McDermott: Summer Prayer — Pennsylvania

            ~in memory of Brendan   We make each other a mooring, early evening here in the small world, where gods grumble and root in the dirt and the red … Continue reading

July 12, 2016 · 4 Comments

Fracking Ban in Mora County, New Mexico May be Model for Other Communities

In April 2013, John Olívas led the charge to make his county of Mora, New Mexico the first in the U.S. to permanently ban corporations from fracking within its borders. “If … Continue reading

July 21, 2014 · 1 Comment

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