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There are no losers in scavenger hunts

Why I love autumn.

Emily Sanders Hopkins
Sep 01, 2021
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Mary on the shores of Lake Ontario with Philip the dog.

Dear Reader,

As I sat on my screened-in front porch this morning, my daughter Mary and five or six of her cross country teammates came running down the sidewalk toward me, their cheeks rosy.

“Mom! Can we have the Black Lives Matter sign?”

“Sure!” I said, hopping up to get the sign, which was on the f…

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