Civics and Richard Dreyfus
February 7, 2023
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Close Encounters of the Civics Kind: Richard Dreyfus!
Free Speech—Pineapple on Pizza!!
January 31, 2023
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The topic of free speech is complicated and huge, so I’m just going to nibble on one little piece of it, regarding free speech.
Bad SCOTUS! Final Part
January 24, 2023
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The fourth anticanon decision by SCOTUS was Korematsu v. U.S.
Bad SCOTUS! Part 3: Bakeries!
January 17, 2023
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This is the third of four ‘anticanon,’ Supreme Court decisions that everyone agreed were very wrong. This one has to do with bakeries. Yummm…
Bad SCOTUS! Bad SCOTUS! … Part 2
January 3, 2023
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Here’s another of the ‘anticanon’ decisions, one that makes me want to travel back in time and just slap some serious sense into people.
Lucy and I Love Civics
December 27, 2022
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Here we are at the end of my first “Civics” year (and Lucy’s as well.) While I’ve lost some readers (No matter how hard I try, civics just isn’t as cute as a baby lamb!), I’ve also gained some.
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After twenty-five years on the farm, I’m adjusting to the adventures of city life. Part of that adjustment is figuring out what I want to write about now, since sheep are no longer part of my daily life. I’m challenging myself creatively by painting with pastels and playing the ukelele as I seek my new writing path.
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Catherine Friend is a fiscal year 2021 recipient of a Creative Support for Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
