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The Saturday Evening Post

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Letters

THE SAFETY POLICE • The mission to protect college students from dangerous or even unpleasant ideas is stifling creativity and freedom of expression on campus

SNEAKER MADNESS • Athletic shoes have evolved from predictably boring footwear into functional art. They’ve found soul

FALL OUT OF FAVOR • Some folks love autumn best of all. This writer begs to differ

THE SIGNPOST • When my father died, he left no plans for a burial, or any means to record that he’d even set foot upon this earth. I had to do something

GO WITH THE FLOW

ASK THE MANNERS GUY

Seriously Good Films • Noted film critic Bill Newcott, creator of AARP’s “Movies for Grownups,” offers his picks

TOP 10 READS • Every month, Amazon staffers sift through hundreds of new books searching for gems. Here’s what Amazon editor Chris Schluep chose especially for Post readers this season:

Device Advice

THE GRID: TOMB STORY

Brian Setzer • Back on tour with the Stray Cats

Jakhil Naeem Jackson

ASK THE VET’S PETS

Caramel Apple ‘Nachos’

Apps for Learners

TRAVEL

Common Sense Is Neither Common Nor Sensible • Our favorite curmudgeons take aim at sacred cows

MIXED MESSAGE • Unscramble the words below and then place each letter above the corresponding number at the bottom to reveal some words of wisdom from Thomas Jefferson.

THE HARD ROAD TO EQUALITY • We all have ideas about race, even the most open-minded among us. And those ideas have the power to bias our perception and our actions — despite our best intentions

WHAT WE MUST TEACH OUR CHILDREN • A noted black journalist considers the difficult conversation families need to have about racial prejudice

SHARING THE LAMP OF EXPERIENCE • In this age of short memories and even shorter attention spans, echo chambers, and tweeting in all caps, it is the responsibility of older Americans to teach the young why our nation’s history and traditions still matter

The Accidental Beekeeper • How a self-described city slicker, who used to swat at anything buzzy, learned to love and appreciate the honeybee

Good Dog! • Hunter was trained to sniff out survivors trapped in rubble. In Haiti, after the earthquake, he worked miracles

TOUCHING ALASKA • On the big ships, you get a good look at the state’s magnificent wilderness. On a small ship, you step into it

BEAUTIFUL, REMOTE SITKA

WHAT TO DO IN SITKA

WINTER WHEAT

THIS COULD BE HABIT-FORMING

MEDICAL MAILBOX

5-MINUTE FITNESS

WEIGHT LOSS TIPS FOR CARB LOVERS

DRY EYE: WHEN DROPS DON’T HELP

DRUGS AND DEMENTIA RISK

HAZARDS OF ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS

ROOTING FOR POTATOES • It’s time to put the much-maligned spud back on the menu

THE PARTY PLANNER • While still in high school, Julia Warren started a nonprofit to celebrate the birthdays of disadvantaged kids

ANNIE OAKLEY’S FIERCE RIVAL • By reinventing herself as Indian, Lillian Smith became a Wild West sensation — and escaped an unhappy past

Did you find Ben Franklin’s hidden key?

A STAR IS NAMED • Originally published September 27, 1952

FROM THE ARCHIVE

The Future of Railroads Is Dim • They’d been invaluable for mobilizing our troops in wartime. But 15 years later, trains were considered...