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MARGARET RENKL
Posts
Wondering How to Help Stop Climate Change? Do Less.
Every year we let more patches of our yard go wild, and every year more flowers appear in the uncut areas.
On an Endangered River, Another Toxic Disaster Is Waiting to Happen
Waste from coal plants is threatening the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, which the biologist E.O. Wilson called “arguably the biologically richest place” in the nation.
What American Mothers Really Need
If red-state legislators truly want to limit abortions — legal and illegal — they must create conditions that give women a genuine choice.
Why Our Hope for the Planet Is Not Yet Extinct
New life is everywhere, renewing itself among us, reminding us not to give up.
Books About Death and Grief Can Bring Hope
The saddest stories can show us how full of grace the fallen world can be.
Nashville’s Symphony Has a Bird Migration Problem
A vast flock of purple martins has made Nashville’s symphony center its staging ground for the fall migration. It’s not just the city’s problem. It’s…
The Kids Are Right About Email, Too
It is now just a way to be at the beck and call of anyone, and any robot, with an internet connection.
The Boring Bill in Tennessee That Everyone Should Be Watching
Republicans are about freedom and small government only when they’re not the ones in control of the government.
Dolly Parton Refused the Rock Hall of Fame
Turning down her nomination to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame might be her way of making room for others in a ruthless music…
We Were Called to Sacrifice as a Nation. We Didn’t Answer.
The need to look beyond war for some non-martial way to cultivate communal responsibility is more urgent now than ever.