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Chris Hardie

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Latest publication
Sep 28, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Royal Purple
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Sep 14, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Chris Hardie

    Summer slips into fall - Royal Purple (opens the original)

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    Farewell summer. I’d like to say I knew you well, but your time this year seemed far too short. Welcome fall. I’m sure I’ll be saying the same thing about your presence when we slip into winter far too soon. The signs of fall are more than the color change in the woods. One of the first annual signs is the departure of the barn swallows. Our old dairy barn – which is a virtual aviary for the dozens of mud and grass nests starting in late spring – is silent. The birds left a few weeks ago for the

  2. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Chris Hardie

    A return to beer can mania - Royal Purple (opens the original)

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    I’d never considered myself part of the trendsetter crowd, but circumstance and timing put my brother Kevin and I into that mix more than 50 years ago when we started a beer can collection. The circumstance happened to be the opening of the town of Franklin dump in the early 1970s. The family agreed to sell 5.92 acres of land to the town in 1973 for the creation of the dump. The location was about a quarter-mile away from our house. Some trees were cleared, a road was built and the landfill open

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