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Greg Brownell @glensfallsse.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

If you're coming into Washington today for the APSE conference, here's a repost of my Metro guide. If you run into trouble with a late flight/train, feel free to text me: storiesfromtheamericanroad.substack.com/p/guide-to-t...

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Guide to the Washington Metro

The system should get you where you need to go for the APSE conference

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Greg Brownell @glensfallsse.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

If you're going to the APSE conference in Arlington, Va., next week, here's a guide to the Washington Metro: storiesfromtheamericanroad.substack.com/p/guide-to-t...

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Guide to the Washington Metro

The system should get you where you need to go for the APSE conference

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Greg Brownell @glensfallsse.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Hope you can stop by Crandall Public Library tonight (Monday) for my program on Canadian politics, “Alberta, Quebec and Separation” at 7 p.m. As a bonus, I'll also have a deck log from the USS Trever. Free and open to the public: crandall.librarycalendar.com/event/browne...

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Greg Brownell @glensfallsse.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

For those of you in the Glens Falls area, I'll be giving a presentation on Canadian politics on Monday at 7 p.m. at Crandall Public Library. The topic is "Alberta, Quebec and Separation." Hope you can drop by: crandall.librarycalendar.com/event/browne...

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Greg Brownell @glensfallsse.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

My annual presentation on Canadian politics is scheduled for Monday, April 20, at Crandall Public Library. The subject this year will be Alberta, Quebec and referendums on separation. Free and open to the public: crandall.librarycalendar.com/event/browne...

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Alberta, Quebec and separation | Crandall Public Library

Independence movements are making news in two Canadian provinces -- Alberta and Quebec. Greg Brownell offers a one-hour program looking at those movements, and the affect they are having on Canadian p...

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Greg Brownell @glensfallsse.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

The American Revolution ends tonight. Things look shaky, but I feel confident we can pull it out. After all, we've got Benedict Arnold watching West Point for us.

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Greg Brownell @glensfallsse.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

My scorebook from the Argyle game --

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Greg Brownell @glensfallsse.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

The latest entry in Stories from the Road, about a stop in Iowa and sundry other things: storiesfromtheamericanroad.substack.com/p/a-wiper-a-...

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A wiper, a cemetery and the Midwest

From Council Bluffs to Chicago, with a brief stop on a dusty road along the way

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Greg Brownell @glensfallsse.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Kind of a potpourri story today in Stories from the Road: storiesfromtheamericanroad.substack.com/p/never-a-du...

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Greg Brownell @glensfallsse.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

You've seen them in the movies. Now take a look at how they take care of the hardware at the Very Large Array in New Mexico: storiesfromtheamericanroad.substack.com/p/behind-the...

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Behind the scenes at the VLA

People like Zach Gallegos keep equipment running so astronomers can do their work

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Greg Brownell @glensfallsse.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

The latest entry in Stories from the Road. For me, getting in to see these things in person was the highlight of the trip: storiesfromtheamericanroad.substack.com/p/behind-the...

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Behind the scenes at the VLA

People like Zach Gallegos keep equipment running so astronomers can do their work

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Greg Brownell @glensfallsse.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Want to read about somebody who takes care of these puppies? Subscribe to Stories from the Road. The story will appear in a day or 2. In the meantime, you can go back through stories about a battleship, a Mississippi town, a BBQ pit and a guy named Treehouse: storiesfromtheamericanroad.substack.com

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Greg Brownell @glensfallsse.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Today's post on Stories from the Road -- rambling thoughts on the long drive across Texas: storiesfromtheamericanroad.substack.com/p/across-tex...

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Across Texas on I-10

Nothing on the agenda this day except pounding the miles across a big state

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Greg Brownell @glensfallsse.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Come visit the Babe with me. We get the museum all to ourselves: substack.com/home/post/p-...

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The lonely Babe

A stop at the Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum in Beaumont

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Greg Brownell @glensfallsse.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

This morning's post for Stories from the Road -- BBQ in Alabama: storiesfromtheamericanroad.substack.com/p/the-open-p...

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The open pit at Archibald's BBQ

Barbecue is a big part of the food culture in Alabama

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Greg Brownell @glensfallsse.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

In the coming days I'll take you behind the scenes at a southern BBQ, walk you through a Mississippi Delta town and visit the Babe. Sign up for emails to get Stories from the Road delivered to your email: storiesfromtheamericanroad.substack.com

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Stories from the Road | Greg Brownell | Substack

Follow retired sportswriter Greg Brownell as he writes about the people and places he encounters on a road trip across America. Click to read Stories from the Road, by Greg Brownell, a Substack public...

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Greg Brownell @glensfallsse.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

If you haven't already, subscribe to my Stories from the Road Substack blog. It's free, and you'll get an email each time a story posts. I've got one coming tomorrow on a guy named Treehouse: storiesfromtheamericanroad.substack.com

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Stories from the Road | Greg Brownell | Substack

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Greg Brownell @glensfallsse.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

The latest entry in Stories from the Road. Better check this out if you're a Navy vet: substack.com/home/post/p-...

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A battleship that's 'home'

Michael Holmes is one of the many U.S. Navy veterans who volunteer to keep ships afloat

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Greg Brownell @glensfallsse.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

ICYMI, the second installment of my Stories from the Road Substack blog. This one on my hometown of Cortland. Subscribe (for free) to get an email each time one of these pops up: storiesfromtheamericanroad.substack.com/p/a-hometown...

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Greg Brownell @glensfallsse.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Just a reminder to stop by Crandall Public Library tonight for "Canada's Colorful Political History" at 7 p.m. This visual presentation will look at Canada's unique political system and offer a preview of the coming federal election. We'll also talk about recent US/Canada events.

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Greg Brownell @glensfallsse.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

If you live in the Glens Falls area: I will host a one-hour presentation on Canadian politics at Crandall Public Library next Wednesday (March 12). The event -- “Canada’s Colorful Political History” -- will be held in the downstairs Community Room at 7 p.m.

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Greg Brownell @glensfallsse.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

It was an honor to work with these two gents on a contest judging committee at the APSE winter meeting in Orlando this week -- Barry Bedlan of the Associated Press (center) and John Bednarowski of the Marietta Daily Journal (right).

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