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Life on the Bayou

“Did you see a black dog?” I asked. Since there are notices all over the park about keeping your dog on a leash, I added hastily, “He’s…

Feb 20, 2022

Life on the Bayou

Feb 20, 2022

Adongo the Shaman

I haven’t worked in Africa for nearly 20 years, but I miss the place and the people every day. Most of my work was in Ghana and The Gambia…

Aug 28, 2023

Adongo the Shaman

Aug 28, 2023

State of the Union — the report from Darkest Alabama

Perusing the mid-term elections results in Alabama is always disconcerting, but this year any semblance to a working democracy was…

Nov 20, 2022

State of the Union — the report from Darkest Alabama

Nov 20, 2022

1936: Why My Father Was a Hobo

The train rumbled through the Alabama pine woods, the boxcar my father was in rocking slowly from side to side gently, rolling him to sleep…

Oct 24, 2022

1936: Why My Father Was a Hobo

Oct 24, 2022

Canadian Beachwear Faux Pas: Fashion Crimes You Need to Avoid

There’s a chill in the air, and that means millions of Canadians are leafing through CAA “Sunny Destinations” brochures and checking out…

Sep 16, 2022

Sep 16, 2022

Blinded by Leonard Cohen’s Guitar

Last night my wife and I saw the brilliant documentary Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song. A marvelous reminder of Cohen’s…

Aug 15, 2022

Aug 15, 2022

Low Tax Past No Utopia

The other day I received one of those ubiquitous forwarded emails that some acquaintance thinks I will find a) funny, or b) illuminating…

Jul 27, 2022

Low Tax Past No Utopia

Jul 27, 2022

Hey, Dude. Gimme back my flag!

When I lived in the States back in the 60’s, those of us in the anti-Vietnam War movement played capture the flag with pro-war hawks. They…

May 7, 2022

Hey, Dude. Gimme back my flag!

May 7, 2022

My Dog Might Have Been a Republican!

Farley the Wonder Dog was my best friend and a wonderful companion. From British Columbia to the Alabama Gulf Coast to the Niagara…

Apr 16, 2022

My Dog Might Have Been a Republican!

Apr 16, 2022

Schooling for Inequality: Education as the New Religion

A recent article by Henry Giroux, “The War against Teachers as Public Intellectuals in Dark Times” lays out the case for a concerted…

Apr 15, 2022

Schooling for Inequality: Education as the New Religion

Apr 15, 2022

Don Sawyer

Don Sawyer

I am an educator and author. I have worked in West Africa and the Caribbean and my op-eds have appeared in most Canadian dailies. See northerned.com.

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