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Andrew Donaldson

Local News, When The Sky Fell Down

Why I’ve made a deliberate effort to write for a local newspaper, and why those local news media outlets still matter

5 min readApr 9, 2024

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Local News, When The Sky Fell Down

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Andrew Donaldson

It Was My Understanding There Would Be No Algebra 2

The classic “When will I ever actually use any of this math?” complaint has one universal answer: when it comes to college admissions and…

6 min readApr 1, 2024

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It Was My Understanding There Would Be No Algebra 2

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Andrew Donaldson

Faith That Is Greater Than Engagement Algorithms

Your faith should be stronger than clickbait, and other deep theological thoughts

5 min readMar 31, 2024

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Faith That Is Greater Than Engagement Algorithms

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Andrew Donaldson

Sports Betting Opponents Try Mopping Water Off Legalized Gambling Beachhead

There will be no un-ringing the bell that launched legalize sports gambling in America. So, what is the next play for folks who don’t like…

6 min readMar 22, 2024

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Sports Betting Opponents Try Mopping Water Off Legalized Gambling Beachhead

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Andrew Donaldson

Happiness, Ranked and Revealed

Understanding younger Americans “happiness” drop off has to include the conversation of carefully cultivated social and news media intake

7 min readMar 20, 2024

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Happiness, Ranked and Revealed

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Andrew Donaldson

Girl Dadding in the Taylor Swift Era

A bunch of my 90s artists overdosed, died tragically, or revealed themselves as deviants, so spare me “Taylor Swift is bad for my…

6 min readMar 19, 2024

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Girl Dadding in the Taylor Swift Era

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Andrew Donaldson

Joseph and The Coat of Many Expectations

President Joe Biden would like some credit, please and thank you, but finds that expectations are an unforgiving lender.

5 min readFeb 22, 2024

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Joseph and The Coat of Many Expectations

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Andrew Donaldson

Ponderings on Presidents’ Day

I truly wonder if I will ever again look at a ballot for President of the United States of America and see the name of someone worthy to…

3 min readFeb 19, 2024

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Ponderings on Presidents’ Day

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Andrew Donaldson

A Pitiful Display in New Hampshire

Donald Trump, New Hampshire, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, the GOP, and a relevant tidbit of Henry David Thoreau being yelled at by a preacher.

4 min readJan 24, 2024

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A Pitiful Display in New Hampshire

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Andrew Donaldson

Heard Tell Show For 18Jan24

The GOP Primary Isn’t Over, It Never Was; Personal Update; Uvalde Report; Iran; Elevator Talk & more

2 min readJan 18, 2024

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Heard Tell Show For 18Jan24

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Andrew Donaldson

Andrew Donaldson

Writer. Mountaineer diaspora. Veteran. Managing Editor @ordinarytimemag on culture & politics, food writing @yonderandhome, Host @heardtellshow & other media

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