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Edith Wharton’s The Mount in Lenox Massachusetts

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Jul 3, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell

There's been a lot of fretting about the current bunch of SCOTUS rulings. I found the comment of David Brooks on the PBS NewsHour to be quite appealing. He suggested that since Universities are now blocked from basing admissions on race through affirmative action, they could admit students on the basis of household income. That would favor not only poor Black students, but students of all minorities.

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Jul 3, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell

Robert, after hearing you describe your rigorous and lengthy process of writing the newsletter at Friday’s gathering of Bostonian readers, I am thrilled that you and your Managing Editor are taking time off from writing and instead are seeing beloved friends, and taking in the wonders of our world. That’s the best medicine there is. Your caring of this community in these turbulent times is an ongoing masterwork of tikun olam for which I am deeply grateful.

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Jul 3, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell

Please enjoy your very much deserved and earned evening off with your family. You are one of our rocks and we want you to have as much R&R as you need.

Have no clue about the location of your photo and that's a good thingl You need your private time.

Enjoy and Happy Fourth of July!! May our belief in the beginnings of our country's history and how it has evolved carry us through this incredibly bumpy time.

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Jul 3, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell

I don't know where this statue is, but it's beautiful and invokes nature in its

never ending cycle to life.

God bless America! 248 yrs

old. Long may her democracy

live and thrive for ALL her people.

Happy 4th Robert. Enjoy the time with your family.

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Jul 3, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell

I'm proud of you for having the sense to rest. There could be no better celebration of 247 years!

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Jul 3, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell

Good for you. Following your lead. Happy Fourth of July 😊🎉

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Wishing you, Robert Hubbell and your Editor, family and friends, and this community a wonderful July 4th holiday.

Also, as Joyce Vance has recommended -- when appropriate, of course -- remind everyone to Register to Vote if they have not, or to update Voting Registration.

Onward!

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Jul 3, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell

Have a great July 4!

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Better you should enjoy your vacation and get some rest. You've given us plenty to think about.

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Jul 3, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell

Thanks so much for your words of wisdom and keeping us sane. Have a wonderful holiday. We will rest for the battles ahead.

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Jul 3, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell

I'm not seeing any ticks so I don't think it could be in Maine, BUT it is lovely, wherever it is.

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Jul 3, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell

We will need to push the dems to act on fixing the court. 2024!

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Jul 3, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell

July 4: Remember why we are in this fight - and rededicate yourself to the principles in the Declaration.

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Jul 3, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell

Enjoy your down time Robert. You deserve a day off and much more for all you do to keep us informed and stepping is back from the edge! I so appreciate the positive contributions that you and Jill make.

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Jul 3, 2023Liked by Robert B. Hubbell

Dear Robert, our rabbi, our teacher

We awake each morn yearning your wisdom

Speaking truth to every false preacher

Pumping fresh blood into our weary vascular system

And yet, you too are human and vulnerable

Deserving of care and respite

Know that we have your back when the intolerable

Your strength and resolve doth test it.

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