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Posted inOpinion

How to check out of the Loneliness Economy

Avatar photo by Michael Romain October 27, 2021October 27, 2021

This week, while reporting on Connie Moreland’s Facebook group, “Free To Good Home,” I was struck by her personal motto.   “Everything we need, we already have,” she said.   The Facebook group allows members to give and take things (clothes, furniture, toys, trinkets, etc.) at absolutely no charge. The group’s ground rules are radically […]

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