West of 98

By James M. DeckerNews Politics

West of 98 episodes

November 04, 2024 Pimento Cheese and Potlucks
The care, thought, and love behind a shared meal
11 min
October 18, 2024 Recalibrating
Putting the pieces together in 2024 to thrive in 2025
9 min
October 10, 2024 Hot Dogs and Community
The meaningful nature of Halloween trick or treating and why it matters to building community
8 min
October 02, 2024 A Restatement
Welcoming new subscribers, and putting a fresh restatement on the principles of “West of 98” and the reasons for its existence.
17 min
September 25, 2024 Leading From the Front
A raw and real discussion of mental health, including my own .
15 min
September 18, 2024 Afterglow
Reflections on local culture from the firelight
11 min
September 11, 2024 Loved and Needed
A word on mental health and uplifting one another
10 min
September 04, 2024 The Value of Work
Pursuing work worth doing in a society that strives to avoid work
11 min
August 28, 2024 Secede
Turning away from the merchants of big solutions and towards the things that matter
10 min
August 21, 2024 Contrary
Adopting the unruliness of Wendell Berry’s Mad Farmer in defense of rural place and people
14 min

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