Birthday Running Bash
What better way to celebrate a birthday than by running a marathon? Okay. There may be lots of better ways to celebrate a birthday. But I’ve decided to run 26.2 miles. You can join me in Dolores, or, in spirit, by running wherever you are. […]
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Wherefore Art Thou, Dog Owners?
Editor’s Note: This piece by Maddy Butcher was originally published in the Washington Post. Here it is, but without the many links to research, statistics, and references. Sorry ’bout that! By Maddy Butcher Tina is smart and, sometimes, I’d swear she can read my mind. […]
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Count Me as One Earnest 2024 Human
What started as a task to write about technology and life in the rural west has morphed into a mandate, self-imposed, to take back my brain from tech-soaked deviations. You could say the topic got the better of me. I’m guessing it’s got the better […]
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ADDITIONAL POSTS
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Dating in the Rural West
Editor's Note: This piece was originally published in the Washington Post. For those of you hitting a paywall, here you go! Maddy Butcher is the...
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Playing Checkers
Editor's Note: This is an unedited version of Maddy Butcher's opinion piece that appeared in the Washington Post. Of the four...
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Mind Yer Spring Step
Editor's Note: Colorado Parks and Wildlife sent out this notice and we're passing it along as a general Hippocratic Oath for outdoorists everywhere. Be a...
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This Ain’t Disney
Editor's Note: This is an unedited version of a piece written about horse slaughter, animal rights activists, and rural, agrarian life. An edited and alternate...
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All Death is Not Bad
Editor's Note: This opinion piece was originally published in the Washington Post and is republished here. I am throwing in some pretty random pics. Sorry...
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E-Bikes and Othering
Editor’s Note: This piece was published in the Washington Post. But here it is for those of us hitting the paywall. By Maddy Butcher Who...
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