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    Who’s living in those big houses?
    By Marion Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • January 24, 2024 1:30 am

    For now, at least, it’s not always big families

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    In algorithms we live and move and have...
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • January 23, 2024 1:30 am

    Almost everywhere we go, the sameness, in many cases the “authentic” sameness of everything from food to public spaces, to what people almost everywhere eat, wear and listen to is, by some nearly irresistible, pervasive force, largely the same.

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    In Hucksters We Trust
    By Marion Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • January 22, 2024 1:30 am

    America has always loved its hucksters and con-men (and women). In fact, one article described this ever-thriving industry the “American fantasy-industrial complex.”

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    A funny thing happened on the way to...
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • January 19, 2024 1:30 am

    In short, welcome to what is almost certainly the craziest, most unpredictable election year, with the highest stakes, of our lives.

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    All we need on some days is a sign we can trust. (Photo by Morf Morford)
    Opposite Day
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • December 21, 2023 1:30 am

    A modest proposal for a new holiday

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    Some of us remember when a device had a single purpose. No user names, passwords, or proprietary training required. (Photo by Morf Morford)
    Everybody has a phone, and nobody wants to...
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • December 19, 2023 1:30 am

    And a few other ways that technology has changed us when no one was looking

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    A set of gears has very little in common with a village, but in at least one way it does; the movement of one part impacts almost every other part. (Photo by Morf Morford)
    It takes a village
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • December 18, 2023 1:30 am

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    Wherever you go, or whatever you do, there is no escape from the holidays. This is no time for Grinches, so get out and enjoy the unique attributes of the season. (Photo by Morf Morford)
    ‘Tis the season for America’s most “Christmassy” towns
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • December 15, 2023 1:30 am

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    It would be easy to make the argument that our language is a reflection of ourselves. That does not mean that we always like what we see. (Photo by Morf Morford)
    The words of the year are probably what...
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • December 14, 2023 1:30 am

    Sometimes words say more about us than we intend

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    We seem to be in an era where everyone wants to argue about everything. Sometimes the best response is to make a quiet exit and focus on our own best self. (Photo by Morf Morford)
    The best revenge
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • December 13, 2023 1:30 am

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    The Whole Earth Catalog took, as a core assumption, that access to tools, ideas, and yes, news, should be open to anyone, and that was enough to build a stable, safe and equitable society with opportunity for all. Literacy and community awareness was foundational to that vision. And perhaps a bit naive. (Photo by Morf Morford)
    Is there a place for print newspapers?
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • December 11, 2023 1:30 am

    Is there still room in our lives for “all the news that fits”?

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    Once upon a time, people used to carry around actual money and could only spend money that they actually had. (Photo by Morf Morford)
    Debt across America
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • December 8, 2023 1:30 am

    Having “nothing” might not be so bad after all…

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    You’d think that travel planning in our era would include a confirmation, at minimum, that one is en route to the intended hemisphere. Or nation. (Photo by Morf Morford)
    Newsflash: Sweden is not Switzerland
    By Morf Morford mmorford@soundpublishing.com • December 7, 2023 1:30 am

    And Australia is not Austria

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