Last weekend's edition of The Upstate American, if you missed it. Let us find the common ground, by Rex Smith open.substack.com/pub/upstateame…

The weekend edition of The Upstate American offers some thoughts on reactions to the two biggest news stories of last week -- the indictment of 45 and the sun-choked air of the East. Still recklessly disregarding the truth, by Rex Smith open.substack.com/pub/upstateame…

Last week's edition of The Upstate American. (It doesn't look pretty here -- thanks, Elon! -- but I think it's worth reading.) A new essay publishes Saturday. Government shouldn't be less capable or ethical than the pill-pushers. But is it?, by Rex Smith open.substack.com/pub/upstateame…

Hi, X-ers. If you missed the weekend column (available Saturday morning to both free and supporting subscribers), here you go. Old notions that hamstring today's politics, by Rex Smith open.substack.com/pub/upstateame…

From the weekend column, a view on some ups and downs in our healthcare system -- and other places where things don't go as well as we might reasonably expect. Big issues demand a courageous response, by Rex Smith upstateamerican.com/p/big-issues-d…

The weekend column, for those who missed it. Another edition coming Saturday for subscribers. A threat that calls for local action, by Rex Smith upstateamerican.com/p/a-threat-tha…

Here's the weekend edition of The Upstate American -- which you may have missed if you were taking some summer time off. And that's good! About that vacation you missed, by Rex Smith upstateamerican.com/p/about-that-v…

Whether or not you're a fan of Elon Musk , this question raised in last week's column is worth weighing: Have we privatized a critical government task?, by Rex Smith upstateamerican.com/p/have-we-priv…

Not a foreign policy expert, but as a journalist, I offer some thoughts from the weekend column relating to the Hamas invasion. CNN Gratitude for the brave truth-tellers, by Rex Smith upstateamerican.com/p/gratitude-fo…

From the weekend: Do you see any similarity between the emergence of Hamas and the far right’s takeover of the Republican Party?

If you missed the weekend edition of The Upstate American, here it is. (And another essay will publish Saturday for subscribers.) A storm threatens the Capitol, by Rex Smith upstateamerican.com/p/a-storm-thre…

Doing my part to make X a place with believable content, but it's an uphill push. Here's last weekend's edition of The Upstate American; a new column publishes Saturday (get it in your in-box!). Who decides things in Washington matters , by Rex Smith upstateamerican.com/p/who-decides-…

The roosters are ruining the barnyard, by Rex Smith open.substack.com/pub/upstateame…

Hey Southwest Airlines entire flight of baggage on 3027 BWI to MCO has gone missing. Waiting for almost an hour and airport has no idea where the bags are. This after no internet access to movies and a very UN-Southwest (ie, unfriendly) flight attendant. No more. Where are all bags?

Last weekend's column. A new edition of The Upstate American will publish on Saturday. Ten Commandments are not schoolwork, by Rex Smith upstateamerican.com/p/ten-commandm…

Last weekend's edition of The Upstate American. Hope returns. Or is it just summertime?, by Rex Smith upstateamerican.com/p/hope-returns…

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From last week -- and I"ll have more to say in Saturday's edition of The Upstate American. To everything, there is a season, by Rex Smith upstateamerican.com/p/to-everythin…

THE UPSTATE AMERICAN from the weekend (and another edition will publish on Saturday) The moment of fight or flight comes quickly, by Rex Smith upstateamerican.com/p/the-moment-o…

Listening to peepers and wood frogs, by Rex Smith upstateamerican.com/p/listening-to…