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April 2025

Newsletter #306 2025 Apr 28 Monday
F250 glow plugs working, it is now the on-duty truck; no milling jobs this week but three in the queue; the above-ground drinking water system is…
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John Newell
Newsletter #305 2025 Apr 21 Monday
Work on the F250, a milling job with Paul and Nick, and progress on the drinking water system for the Oxen pasture. And more spring flowers!
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John Newell
Globalism & Genesis: A Parallel
The Great Taking is coming; bet on it, prepare for it
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John Newell
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Newsletter #304 2025 Apr 14 Monday
Lots of spring cleaning, F250 repairs, updated chick pics, and a Tart Cherry Pure Maple Syrup update; "5s" in the garage/workshop complete, now to…
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John Newell
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Newsletter #303 2025 Apr 07 Monday
Milling logistics, de-tapping, and fence repair for starters, updated chick pics, and a Tart Cherry Pure Maple Syrup update; "5s" in the garage/workshop…
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John Newell
War On Poverty: Never-ending?
Arguably, the War on Poverty has had zero impact on the poverty rate, all the while destroying families. What are we doing?
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John Newell

March 2025

Newsletter #302 2025 Mar 31 Monday
A busy week; two milling jobs completed, one planned; Tart Cherry Pure Maple Syrup in the bottle; "cleanup" largely completed and dump-trip scheduled…
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John Newell
Newsletter #301 2025 Mar 24 Monday
The Pure Maple Syrup season came to an abrupt end. I can hypothesize, but I do not have an answer. I'm doing some spring cleaning; most around the Sugar…
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John Newell
The Political Power Problem
We have super-empowered the Executive, and until we dismantle that structure, we will be forever at each other's throats
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John Newell
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Newsletter #300 2025 Mar 17 Monday
Collecting sap and evaporation came early in the week, hauled out the portable sawmill midweek, and loaded the Solar Kilns late in the week. All that…
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John Newell
Newsletter #299 2025 Mar 10 Monday
It has been a big week, and a good week. Of course there were challenges, but I am pleased with the work we did get done.
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John Newell
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