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A Winter Spent in Coal Country
A Winter Spent in Coal Country
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I Kept the Cocktail Napkin
I Kept the Cocktail Napkin
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Mowing the Lawn is Underrated
Mowing the Lawn is Underrated
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With the Vintage-Car Enthusiasts at Lime Rock
With the Vintage-Car Enthusiasts at Lime Rock
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The Right to Keep and Bear Fireworks
The Right to Keep and Bear Fireworks
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The Most Egalitarian Aisle in America
The Most Egalitarian Aisle in America
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Rough Waters for New England’s Fishermen
Rough Waters for New England’s Fishermen
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Adopting the Great Loop Mindset
Adopting the Great Loop Mindset
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Eighty Years on, Smokey Bear Has Aged like a Fine Oak
Eighty Years on, Smokey Bear Has Aged like a Fine Oak
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Of Cicadas, Colostrum, and Contentment
Of Cicadas, Colostrum, and Contentment
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The Kentucky Derby Is the Best Case Against Socialism
The Kentucky Derby Is the Best Case Against Socialism
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The Worst Job in America Is the Best Job I’ve Ever Had
The Worst Job in America Is the Best Job I’ve Ever Had
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One Keg per Shift: The Secret Recipe that Kept Yuengling Going
One Keg per Shift: The Secret Recipe that Kept Yuengling Going
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The American Cemetery is Running Out of Room
The American Cemetery is Running Out of Room
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The Green Future Runs on Coal
The Green Future Runs on Coal
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The Happiest Workers in America Have Calluses
The Happiest Workers in America Have Calluses
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Gator Hunting in Gated Communities
Gator Hunting in Gated Communities
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The Fifth-Generation Rancher vs. the California Billionaire: A Wyoming Family Fights for Its First, and Last Frontier
The Fifth-Generation Rancher vs. the California Billionaire: A Wyoming Family Fights for Its First, and Last Frontier
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The World Is Louder, but No One Is Listening
The World Is Louder, but No One Is Listening
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Thirty Hours by Gas, Five Days by Battery: Pennsylvania to California in an Electric Truck (and Back, Eventually)
Thirty Hours by Gas, Five Days by Battery: Pennsylvania to California in an Electric Truck (and Back, Eventually)
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Meet Teresa Mull, a journalist, author, and editor based in the Pennsylvania Wilds. I focus my writing on current events and culture and revel in capturing the spirit and enterprise of off-beat characters and the rugged individualism that makes them — and America — worth celebrating.

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