List: Navigating Political Divisiveness | Curated by Piper Hendricks

Mar 10, 2024
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Navigating Political Divisiveness 
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True. And I’d add that it shouldn’t be something that resembles a team sport where people want “the…
Feb 26, 2024
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Feb 26, 2024
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Six Elements of a Healthy D.E.B.A.T.E.Seventeen seconds of hideous audio prompted me to write this article.
May 21, 2021
May 21, 2021
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4 Lessons President Jimmy Carter Taught Me at Habitat for HumanityThe “most famous volunteer” showed me how actions and words both matter.
Feb 20, 2023
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Feb 20, 2023
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We all bleed red — and blueWhen I was 8 years old, a boy was shot outside the football stadium where I was watching a game. I thought of him as we line up to vote.
Nov 8, 2022
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Nov 8, 2022
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We Deserve Better.I opened an newsletter today, shook my head in disgust, then hit delete. “We deserve better,” I thought. Here’s an example of that better.
Dec 20, 2022
Dec 20, 2022
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Where Do You Rank on the “Dignity Index?”And can this 8-point scale heal our contemptuous chasm?
Mar 13, 2023
Mar 13, 2023
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American PrideWhy I’m humming Travis Tritt alongside the Star-Spangled Banner this Fourth of July
Jul 3, 2023
Jul 3, 2023
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See v. Agree: Understanding Perspectives as We Bridge Our Current DividesI arrived at the Airbnb covered from head to toe in dead gnats and dirt. My mishap can improve your conversations and your community.
Feb 7, 2021
Feb 7, 2021
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Empathy is like Rubbing Your Tummy and Patting Your HeadThe dual roles in listening both have their place. But it’s common to forget the second, and that’s where trouble can arise.
Mar 30, 2021
Mar 30, 2021
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“Clear” is Not The Same as “Simple.”But deeply partisan news outlets are both — and in a way that’s a big problem for ALL of us.
Mar 27, 2023
Mar 27, 2023
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Leave the SmackDown to WWETreating news like a competition puts democracy in a submission hold
Aug 8, 2023
Aug 8, 2023
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News. News?? And “News.” Thoughts on a Balanced Media Diet.A family member shared a video last week that made my blood boil. If you need to address fake news with your loved ones, I hope this helps.
Mar 24, 2022
Mar 24, 2022
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I will not watch another murder.When I was four, I wandered into the kitchen and headed directly to a hot stove. Today, I listened when people told me not to do something.
Jan 31, 2023
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Jan 31, 2023
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Our Partisan CornersChanging identities have shifted us from a relay race to a boxing match — but we have a choice in where we go from here.
Feb 25, 2023
Feb 25, 2023
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One Letter Can Change the WorldI am a word nerd. And so it was that I noticed how a single letter can make a world of difference. This quick reflection shares how…
Jan 23, 2022
Jan 23, 2022
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Three Lessons from When Hell Froze OverAs COP26 comes to a close, I’m reflecting on the bad, the good, and the complicated from the storm that hit Texas last February.
Nov 16, 2021
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Nov 16, 2021
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Opposing Wind and Sun is Like Opposing BBQBut lawmakers in Texas are a wet blanket at the picnic — or more like beans in the chili?
May 14, 2023
May 14, 2023
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More Uplifting 2021 Stories (the Political Version)Believe it or not, 2021 had some inspiring examples of smart policy and bipartisan collaboration. Here are some of my favorites.
Dec 30, 2021
Dec 30, 2021