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Andy Adams's avatar

Thanks again for making time to talk today, Roger. This piece is at the core of our conversation — how places change over time and how some memories don't travel into the future. Progress indeed. Thanks for the Wendell Berry tip. I ordered that book today!

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Roger May's avatar

Thanks much, Andy! Great talking with you and I look forward to many more conversations.

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Ben Trout's avatar

I continue to find genuine shame in the fact that nature, history, and tradition continue to get shoved aside or destroyed even, for the almighty dollar -- which ain't worth too much these days.

On another note, can you imagine what kind of tune ol' John Prine could lay down with that excerpt from the Committee on Native American Archaeological and Burial Policies? That surely would be a "goodern."

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Melissa Walker's avatar

The quote from the Native American committee reminded me in an odd way of the work of Robert Putnam. Have you read Bowling Alone? This week, I watched the documentary Join or Die about Putnam’s work and about the costs to us individually and to our democracy of our increasing isolation from community. I’d like to think the natural world could/should be part of that community.

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Roger May's avatar

Melissa, thank you! Join or Die is on my weekend watchlist! I’ll have to add Bowling Alone to my reading list.

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Melissa Walker's avatar

The documentary is the best way to start. He has a new book called The Upswing which is sort of a continuation of the work but I haven’t read it yet.

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