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    A Devil Among the Apostles: Blood and Betrayal in the Apostle Islands

    by Malcolm Logan October 8, 2013
    by Malcolm Logan October 8, 2013

    Kaydan awoke in the middle of the night demanding Deet. I told him to go back to sleep, told him I was …

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    Rock of Ages: Mining the Depth of Old Friendship in Northern Minnesota

    by Malcolm Logan September 5, 2013
    by Malcolm Logan September 5, 2013

    Lincoln wanted to get away.  He said, “Find me a dock on a lake somewhere up north where I can dangle my …

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    Fixing a Hole: Touring Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks

    by Malcolm Logan July 23, 2013
    by Malcolm Logan July 23, 2013

    My poor wife. She was lacking something. She was suffering a deficit. She had a hole where her experience of America had …

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    Maniacs Run Amok: The Mass Shooting Sites of Denver, CO

    by Malcolm Logan May 12, 2013
    by Malcolm Logan May 12, 2013

    On April 20th, 1999 two students entered Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado and opened fire. One of the students, 18-year-old Eric …

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    Catching Waves: Life Lessons at Campus Point in Santa Barbara, CA

    by Malcolm Logan August 17, 2012
    by Malcolm Logan August 17, 2012

    Getting what you want out of life can be hard. You have to know where to look for it, and then, when …

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    Our Broken Asphalt Heart: Reflections on Route 66 (Part 2)

    by Malcolm Logan May 4, 2012
    by Malcolm Logan May 4, 2012

    A bright, enchanting New Mexico morning. I pull onto the interstate, old 66 running beside. The land slides and yaws like water …

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    Our Broken Asphalt Heart: Reflections on Route 66 (Part 1)

    by Malcolm Logan March 21, 2012
    by Malcolm Logan March 21, 2012

    It was once hailed as “The Mother Road,” saluted as “Main Street U.S.A.”. There have been songs written about it, books, movies, …

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  • PennsylvaniaThe East

    Running on Empty: A Strange Visit to the Pennsylvania Oil Sites

    by Malcolm Logan September 19, 2011
    by Malcolm Logan September 19, 2011

    It would make your eyes burn. It would irritate your throat. Those who tried to use it as a lamp oil ended …

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    Negative Space: Occupy Wall Street and the 9/11 Memorial

    by Malcolm Logan August 25, 2011
    by Malcolm Logan August 25, 2011

    There’s a conspiracy theory making the rounds at Occupy Wall Street that alleges that building no. 7 of the old World Trade …

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    Harsh and Bitter: The Tea Party and the Whiskey Rebellion in Bedford, PA

    by Malcolm Logan July 23, 2011
    by Malcolm Logan July 23, 2011

    See if you know this story. After enthusiastically supporting a hugely expensive war, an angry, combative segment of the American public became …

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My American Odyssey
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