James Carlson
James Carlson
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Years of education and still so much to learn
I consider myself to be a reasonably well-educated person. I was salutatorian of my high school graduating class. I graduated with honors from a prestigious liberal arts college and continued on for an advanced degree. For more than 30 years I taught high school English.
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Identity crises, made right here in Olympia
My wife doesn’t like to shop. I suspect that many men wish they could say that.
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All I need for transportation is a simple car – in red
Some years ago I looked into our garage and saw a car that had once been stylish and shiny new, but now it looked as if it were a relic from another century. Actually, it was.
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We have become a nation of distrusting strangers
We really don’t like each other, do we? Each day we see evidence that we have become one nation, divisible. We see so much anger and hatred, and they will become even more apparent as we move toward November. Why? Maybe it’s because we never get to know one another.
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