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On the Fall of the Spring of 1964
In the early spring of 1964 I was in advanced flight training at Naval Air Station Whiting Field, a few miles north of Milton, a small city 20 miles northeast of Pensacola, in Florida’s panhandle. Advanced flight training was as … Continue reading
On Wisconsin, and other states of mind
Published in the Wisconsin State Journal on June 2, 2011 On Wisconsin, and other states of mind by Karl Garson Right off I’ll tell you that I love Wisconsin; tell you that without hesitation even after living in 11 other … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice, Wisconsin
Tagged Alice Walker, common ground, Jesse Jackson, Scott Walker, social justice, The Color Purple, Wisconsin
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The Land Shows Us the Way Back
Published in The Wisconsin State Journal on May 6, 2011 Land Shows Us the Way Back by Karl Garson “He’s overeducated,” is a sentence I hadn’t heard in a long time until I wandered recently into a local convenience store … Continue reading
After Midnight, Early May
Early May is still two weeks off. But here at the farm the peepers have returned to chant the night. Of course, by day, resident Blue Herons arrive to hunt them around the pond and along the slough that drains … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Published, Spring
Tagged Karl Garson, Mississippi River, Wisconsin
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The Voices That Won’t Fade
Published in the The Wisconsin State Journal on March 28, 2011 as “Unwelcome voices just won’t fade.” The Voices That Won’t Fade by Karl Garson I associate November 22, 1963 with Pensacola, Florida and March 16, 2011 with Dodgeville, Wisconsin. … Continue reading
April Snow in Wisconsin
The farm begins the last five days of March 2011 with freezing temperatures under full sun. A look at the forecast for the week ahead makes it a sure bet that somewhere in Wisconsin, even here is the state’s southwestern … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Blystone's, Columbia County, farm, Karl Garson, Portage, snow, Wisconsin
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Intolerance and other drugs
Published in The Wisconsin State Journal on March 16, 2011 Intolerance, and Other Drugs by Karl Garson I finished reading Nina Revoyr’s “Wingshooters” on my flight back from New York. Manhattan to Madison; La Guardia to Dane County Regional afforded … Continue reading
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Tagged Karl Garson, Kurt Weill, Madison, Nina Revoyr, Wisconsin
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