My column in Lookout Eugene today is about Paul’s cousin, Darrell Smucker, and how he’s the neighbor we can all call on.
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| Darrell tilling up a garden, one of his services to the neighborhood |
Every community needs someone like him, I think, even if you might not deal with cows or sheep breaking out of fences. In Darrell’s words, “Look up from your phone and notice people,” is a good beginning.
You can read it here, for free.
If you're local, please consider a subscription. Last night I attended a launch party at the news office in downtown Eugene. Lookout Eugene-Springfield now has the second-largest newsroom staff in Oregon. I am proud to be part of it, and, in a larger sense, proud to be pushing back at the corporate takeover and disintegration of independent newspapers.
I have also been posting on my new Substack account. That platform has a few advantages over Blogger. At this point, I'm posting the same content both here and there, but I may eventually phase out Life in the Shoe. You can sign up to have the Substack posts delivered to you by email.
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| Darrell in his hazelnut field. |
Thank you for posting here on your blog, for however long you decide to continue. I find this old-school blog method helps me be more intentional in how and when I "consume content" (read a good article or two). But I'm sure it creates extra work for you to post both here and on Substack, and I just wanted you to know that it's been appreciated.
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