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Where Is the “Real America”?

As a battle rages over the simple question of whether there is such a thing as the “real America”, in his latest for the Fulcrum, Rich Harwood argues there is a real America. One that he works in every day.

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Where Can We Find Hope in America Today?

Rich Harwood argues we now face an urgent choice—as individuals, as communities, and as a country. Amid our differences and uncertainties, we can hunker down and bury our heads in the sand. We can wallow in despair. We can resist what is happening around us as if that alone is enough.

Or we can choose another path.

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Selma can lead us across the bridge again today

In 1965, Selma led us across the Edmund Pettus Bridge and showed us a better future. In this column, Rich Harwood explores how nearly 60 years later, Selma can show us the way forward again.

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Is canceling David French good for civic life?

Rich Harwood explores why individuals, groups and organizations feel canceling others is the only option available when faced with ideas and people we disagree with for the Fulcrum.

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An Interview with Rich Harwood

Ken Futernick interviews Rich Harwood about building and sustaining a strong civic culture for the Bridging Divides El Dorado Podcast.

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Self-examination is never a bad thing

An op-ed in the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer following the release of Building a Better Owensboro: A New Path Forward for Owensboro-Daviess County.

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