Camp Song
Growing up, I had the great good fortune to spend part of six summers at a girls’ camp in northern Minnesota. This was made possible by...
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Shebby Lee
Jan 1, 20203 min read
Literacy
As a historian I recognize that every generation thinks that the next is going to hell in a hand-basket. I personally was raised with...
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Shebby Lee
Sep 1, 20194 min read
My Most Unforgettable Character
Editor’s Note: At a recent social function, I found myself talking to a friend whom I see only once or twice a year. But she is an...
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Shebby Lee
Jun 30, 20192 min read
Lest We Forget
The phrase “Lest We Forget” came to mind recently. In America, and I dare say, much of the world, this phrase has come to be...
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Shebby Lee
Apr 1, 20193 min read
My Library
My library has a really cool feature. If you have read more than one Trail Talk, you may be surprised to learn that I spend very...
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Shebby Lee
Mar 1, 20193 min read
What I Was Taught
It is embarrassing to open a sentence with, “I was taught”. I like to think of myself as a free-thinker even in my developmental...
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Shebby Lee
Dec 31, 20182 min read
BIG
Most of us can relate to Tom Hanks’ adolescent wish to be Big in the delightful movie comedy of that name (1988). One of my first...
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Shebby Lee
Oct 1, 20183 min read
To Buy or to Borrow – That is the Question
Where do you find the books you read? No, wait. Before we get to that, I want to know if you make a distinction between the books...
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Shebby Lee
Aug 1, 20183 min read
Censorship is Obscene
There is a sign on a shelf of my living room library bluntly stating that “Censorship is Obscene”. I’m guessing this may require a bit...
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Shebby Lee
May 31, 20182 min read
Mortality
I’ve been contemplating mortality lately – a natural thing, I suppose, as one progresses along the human timeline. But I have been...
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Shebby Lee
Apr 1, 20182 min read
Martin Luther King, Jr, My Father, and Me
One of my earliest memories of my father was his boast that he had gone to graduate school with Martin Luther King, Jr. In fact, Rev....
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Shebby Lee
Sep 30, 20173 min read
Public Art
Across this great country of ours communities have embraced the concept of Public Art, or art for all. In New Mexico they paint murals...
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Shebby Lee
Sep 30, 20164 min read
Democracy
When I was in junior high, my history teacher planted a trick question in a pop quiz that made a lasting impression on me. He asked us to...
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Shebby Lee
Jul 31, 20152 min read
Publicity
As pretty much of a round peg in a square hole, I’ve been very fortunate to draw attention in the travel trade press over the years....
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Shebby Lee
Oct 1, 20143 min read
The Sixties
Recently I watched a PBS documentary on Daniel Ellsberg and his seemingly suicidal attempt to make the government accountable during the...
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Shebby Lee
Jun 30, 20144 min read
The Yellowstone Myth
It will come as no surprise to regular readers that I am a big fan of America’s National Parks. With all its flaws (mostly attributable...
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