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No Kings rally this Saturday!
We are showing up together again on Saturday, March 28. When our families are under attack, and costs are pushing people to the brink, silence is not an option. We will defend ourselves and our communities against this administration’s unjust and cruel acts of violence. America does not belong to strongmen, greedy billionaires, or those who rule…
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Let those who would plunge us into war lead the first charge.
I wrote this piece prior to the start of the U.S. war with Iraq, and it was published in my Asheville Citizen-Times column on August 31, 2002. Change a few names, and I believe it fits our current situation. When the rich wage war it’s the poor who die. –Jean-Paul Sartre Indeed, I think that…
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Change the Story, Change Our Future
In 1961, I was preparing to start college at the University of Tennessee, and it was time to choose a major. My dad, Mack Mulkey, was an electrical engineer, and I had previously thought, Maybe I’ll follow in his footsteps. But math wasn’t my strong suit, so I settled on pre-med—not because I wanted to…
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Dealing with anxiety
Arthur Brooks—Harvard professor and behavioral scientist—defines anxiety as a chronic, low-grade fear response that protected our hunter-gatherer ancestors but now often misfires in modern life. He offers strategies to reframe one’s anxiety. Regard your anxiety as “unfocused fear.” Endeavor to clarify and name your anxiety so that it is not a vague fear lingering in…
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Take action now to support our democracy!
Given the recent murders of U.S. citizens by Trump’s Gestapo, it’s clear that we must take effective action to support our democracy and subdue the current move toward authoritarianism in our nation. Here are some ways you can take action right now. Call your representatives in Congress: Daily, consistent communication with your elected officials make…
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MY GRIDIRON DAZE
What I learned from football . . . the good, the bad, and the ugly It was an overcast November day in 1947. My dad Mack Mulkey, a student on the G.I. Bill at Southern Methodist University, was bursting with pride as we made our way to our bleacher seats at SMU’s Ownby Stadium for…
