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HEALTH REFORM AND THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT (Sept 21, 2009)

Posted on Sep 20, 2009 | Last Updated Jan 12, 2010

Thoughts on the subjects

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health care reform, philosophy, government, steamships, Lake Superior, 1948, Superior Wisconsin, Sault Ste, Marie, merchant marine hospitals

"Simple Gifts," Aaron Copland, and the Swedish connection

Posted on Jul 3, 2009 | Last Updated Jul 4, 2009

a deeper look at the origin of "Simple Gifts"

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Appalachian Spring, "Simple Gifts," Aaron Copland, Swedish folk music, jukeboxes, and Scandinavian America

Migrants, Morals, & Laws

Posted on Mar 4, 2008 | Last Updated Apr 6, 2008

perspective of an old man

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American history, politics, political philosophy

IMMIGRANTS

Posted on Jul 27, 2007 | Last Updated Mar 19, 2008

American History, Scandinavian History

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politics, immigration, Americana

A Habitable Planet

Posted on Jul 27, 2007 | Last Updated Mar 19, 2008

The environmental movement is not new

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ecology, history, wolves