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Being in Orlando recently, we couldn't help but think about the shocking massacre two weeks earlier at the Pulse nightclub, where a gunman murdered 49 innocent people and injured 53 others. Over the course of our visit, we stayed in hotels in three parts of the city, all of them tourism centers with cultures of aggressive happiness (Sea World, ( Read more... )

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A horrible event took place this week in the little town in New Hampshire where my sister lives. Mont Vernon is an idyllic village west of Manchester, a town where a lot of residents leave their houses unlocked. It's filled with woods, twisty roads, home lots of several acres, and quaint old buildings. There is no Wal-Mart, no Starbucks, and no ( Read more... )