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Greetings from the Porch, This week I finished the first draft of my book on AI and a creaturely anthropology. I'm sure it will go through substantial...
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Greetings from the Porch, This week I started my first batch of garden vegetables in the basement and boiled off the last batch of this year's maple syrup....
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Greetings from the Porch, I've spent the past couple of days at Baylor for a conference on AI. It's been encouraging to talk with some very thoughtful people...
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Greetings from the Porch, We've now posted initial details for our fall conference. Make plans to join us in a beautiful venue in Indianapolis and hear from...
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Greetings from the Porch, Earlier this week I went ice fishing. Today I plan to tap our maple trees. We seem to be at a turn of the seasons. In this week's...
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Greetings from the Porch, I've been hearing from many subscribers of Local Culture who are enjoying the most recent issue on work and leisure. In this week's...
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Greetings from the Porch, This week, Nina Tarpley wrapped up her time serving as our managing editor. She also drew the icons for the sections on our website...
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Greetings from the Porch, Despite the cold, my environmental ethics class met outside one day this week. We gathered next to the creek, which is mostly iced...
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Greetings from the Porch, We got a burst of cold and snow this week. If this keeps up, there may be ice fishing in my future. In this week's Water Dipper I...
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Greetings from the Porch, Somehow the Christmas break is over and classes begin on Monday. Ready or not, here it comes. In this week's Water Dipper I...
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Greetings from the Porch, My past few days have been filled with much feasting and many good conversations. I hope you too are enjoying this season's good...
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Greetings from the Porch, Merry Christmas! Don't forget: Christmas is a season that lasts twelve days, so may you celebrate well and fully. Phil Cotnoir...
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Greetings from the Porch, Thanks to all who generously gave money, sent kind emails, and left comments this week about the value of the work we do here at...
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Dear Friends, I don’t know exactly when I started reading Front Porch Republic or how I found it. I’m sure it had something to do with loving Wendell Berry...
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Greetings from the Porch, We're still working to get issues of Local Culture printed on a more consistent schedule, but the "fall" issue is a beautiful one,...
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Greetings from the Porch, We got our first substantial snow of the year this week, so school was closed for a day and sledding, fort building, and snowball...
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Greetings from the Porch, This Thanksgiving week, I've had occasion to reflect on the many ways that the FPR community has been a blessing and encouragement...
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Greetings from the Porch, It's been a busy season of life, so I'm very much looking forward to a slower pace this Thanksgiving week and eating plenty of good...
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Greetings from the Porch, Through the end of the month, all FPR books are 50% off and come with free shipping with code "CONFSHIP". This may be a good time...
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Greetings from the Porch, I drove across the state this week to speak at Alvernia University (all their first-year students read The Liberating Arts this...