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15. Great article accurately describes our situation

Reply to appalachiablue (Reply #13)

Mon Dec 9, 2019, 02:43 PM

Dec 2019

"Recently, I was in Homer, Alaska, to talk about my book The End of Ice. Seconds after I had thanked those who brought me to the small University of Alaska campus there, overwhelmed with some mix of sadness, love, and grief about my adopted state—and the planet generally—I wept."

Thanks, appalachiablue. 🙏

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'There's something terribly wrong': Americans are dying young at alarming rates [View all] Prosper Dec 2019 OP

i have noticed that in the obits...:( samnsara Dec 2019 #1

Could be all these medications they are prescribing us. I don't dewsgirl Dec 2019 #2

Or the medicines and treatments cost too much. Prosper Dec 2019 #4

That too. dewsgirl Dec 2019 #6

Pharma needs money to create more drugs people can't afford. Prosper Dec 2019 #3

People's bodies are exposed to I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2019 #5

We have a toxic food supply Johnny2X2X Dec 2019 #7

Despair takes a toll. n/t OneGrassRoot Dec 2019 #8

this flamingdem Dec 2019 #10

Definitely. Duppers Dec 2019 #14

See WV as one of the highest? My cousin and 2 of his children have died as a result of Maraya1969 Dec 2019 #9

You would almost think it was by design. smirkymonkey Dec 2019 #11

-having- insurance, doesn't default to having -access- to healthcare Cerridwen Dec 2019 #12

Totally ignored !!! Prosper Dec 2019 #18

Climate Grief & PTSD, Something To Consider appalachiablue Dec 2019 #13

Great article accurately describes our situation Duppers Dec 2019 #15

He describes the massive changes in Alaska beautifully and appalachiablue Dec 2019 #16

Yes, a documentary could help. Duppers Dec 2019 #17

The undeniable fact is that insurance companies know Prosper Dec 2019 #19

There's a war on the young, across our country, across the world. BlueWI Dec 2019 #20

Maybe they see Trump and no real positive out come? UCmeNdc Dec 2019 #21