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The Cozy Mystery Road Trip Travels to the Mitten (Michigan) (opens the original)
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This is my fourth Cozy Mystery Road Trip post, hitting various states where cozies take place. So far we’ve been to Oregon (I live there and wrote my own cozy about some geezers who go sleuthing in Seaside, OR) and North Dakota (visited, and know an author who has written books set there). Today, we travel to the place of my birth—Michigan.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CJqH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstac
It’s Not Just About the Press Pool (opens the original)
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Let us quickly recap the events as they relate to the Trump Administration’s disdain for a viable free press. Earlier in the week, Trump banned CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White House grounds. His argument was spurious at best; typical Trumpism (“I don’t like them – fake news”). On Wednesday, a federal judge heard arguments from the outlets and the administration about the bans, then ruled yesterday in favor of the media outlets, as expected.And then Trump did the most Trumpian thing ever: he
The Cozy Mystery Road Trip Travels to North Dakota (opens the original)
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This is my third Cozy Mystery Road Trip post, and this time, we step outside my home state of Oregon to really hit the road. What I mean is, I’m actually going to talk a little about being IN North Dakota, then I’ll discuss one of the authors who write about the state.<source type="imag
$5.01 and nine-tenths (opens the original)
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(No, this is not another “Road Trip” post, though it does have something to do with driving)…For a guy who hasn’t purchased any for more than three years, I suppose I’m a little obsessed about the price of gas. But I know that so many other things depend on transportation being affordable, so when gas prices rise, I pay attention and get concerned.But before my rant, a side-rant.Hey, oil & gas companies: Since you’re already making massive profits, how about you drop the ridiculous 9/10ths added
Cozy Mystery Road Trip – Oregon Edition, Part Two (opens the original)
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This is my second Oregon Cozy Mystery Road Trip post; the first one (if you need to catch up) is here. The CMRT event is nationwide, with hundreds of books and authors involved, highlighting the stories that capture various locales, state by state. We started in Oregon because that’s where I am (and where I write about).<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!42Ue!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amaz
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