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Beyond Birkie Fever

Beyond Birkie Fever

America's greatest cross-country ski race is the American Birkebeiner or "Birkie" for short. This is the story of that race.

2010

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Published in
Thirty over Fifty

How Rural Areas Rely on Bullies to Keep Decent People Marginalized and Afraid

In grade school, I was one of the few kids who learned how to push back

20h ago

How Rural Areas Rely on Bullies to Keep Decent People Marginalized and Afraid

20h ago

Published in
Cultured

How to Understand and Influence the Red Rural Mind

Don’t do the same thing over and over and expect a different result

1d ago

Cartoon image of a kid looking at a blue and red drawing of the state of Wisconsin. HIs thought bubble says, “Listen up liberal elites!” The caption reads, “How to turn a red state blue.”

1d ago

Published in
Cultured

Why Susan Crawford’s Victory Is a Sign America Might Survive

Wisconsin stood up to a billionaire and declared, “Our state is not for sale!”

2d ago

Drawing of the state of Wisconsin. The word “Victory” is printed in large red letters diagonally.

2d ago

Published in
Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

What Kind of an Example Do We Set When We Force Our Kids to Endure This President?

What is so wrong with our country that the people can’t recognize his complete lack of integrity?

3d ago

Cartoon image of a girl standing in front of an American flag. The dialogue bubble reads, “Did you think about me when you voted for him?”

3d ago

Published in
The Startup

What Everyone Gets Wrong About Growing Their Paid Newsletter

A quick start guide for writers who don’t have time to learn about marketing

4d ago

A cartoon character appears on a graph that shows newsletter growth. The dialogue bubble says, “Experience the power of a paid newsletter.” At the bottom, the image reads, “All subscribers (9,007).

4d ago

Published in
The Writing Cooperative

Publishing Has Been an Exercise in Censorship for the Last 50 Years

If you’ve been denied a platform it’s because you’re speaking more truth than the privileged can handle

4d ago

A picture of street art depicting eyes looking out at the passing traffic. The caption reads, “Open your eyes!”

4d ago

Published in
Cultured

Why Isn’t Anyone Stopping Republicans from Trying to Buy Elections?

This is a clear violation of law and there should be consequences

4d ago

Why Isn’t Anyone Stopping Republicans from Trying to Buy Elections?

4d ago

Published in
An Injustice!

Relinquish Your Rage and Embrace Your Sense of Righteous Justice

It’s depleting to indulge in anger. It’s empowering to tap into your joy!

6d ago

A sketch of a gnome holding a flower standing in front of some brightly colored rainbow squares. The dialogue bubble reads, “Warrior of joy!”

6d ago

Published in
Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

As Ignorant As Republicans Are, They Still Mostly Understand that Nazis are Evil

If you don’t want to get called a fascist, then stop doing fascist shit

Mar 28

A painting of the GOP elephant in a white circle on a red background. The caption reads, “Take the racism out of the GOP and you’ve got nothing left.”

Mar 28

Published in
The Narrative Arc

What Rural Folk Don’t Know About the Lie They Call a Life

And how much that ignorance costs them

Mar 27

A photo of a small town street at dusk. There are purple and red clouds in the background. The caption reads, “Hasn’t changed in 100 years.”

Mar 27

Walter Rhein

Walter Rhein

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Certified English and physics teacher. Editor, journalist, illustrator and novelist. walterrhein@gmail.com

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