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I’m a Gen X doctor who writes about the US, sometimes seriously and sometimes not at all.
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The Best Polish Restaurant in Buffalo
What should we expect from the books we read anyway? The Best Polish Restaurant in Buffalo had me asking that

Are These Your Places of Tourism?
You’ve worked hard. Now, politics and tariffs aside, it’s time to make your list of places of tourism. First, you

Rebranding Rochester
After years of writing about this place, I’ve realized that there’s only one way of successfully rebranding Rochester (the one

The Best Polish Restaurant in Buffalo
What should we expect from the books we read anyway? The Best Polish Restaurant in Buffalo had me asking that

Are These Your Places of Tourism?
You’ve worked hard. Now, politics and tariffs aside, it’s time to make your list of places of tourism. First, you

Rebranding Rochester
After years of writing about this place, I’ve realized that there’s only one way of successfully rebranding Rochester (the one