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Play Copeland today to celebrate!

I have a tortured relationship with my patriotism. I was raised by critics, parents who saw America's hypocrisies and worked to relieve them. Volunteering with the Fair Housing Council. Marching against the war in Viet Nam. Yep. I'm proud of them. Gone many years now.

Lately I've been finding my love of country in its landscapes. Diverse. Vast. Unbelievably beautiful. America the Beautiful. Copeland's Rodeo.

But I also find my patriotism in America's artists! From Grandma Moses to Lin Manuel Miranda. Robert Frost to Maya Lin. James Baldwin. Johnny Cash. Stevie Wonder. Viola Davis. Jane Fonda. Martha Graham. Indigenous artists whose names are not widely known, sadly. All quintessentially American, of the American experience, heart and soul. Of this place.

Happy 4th all. This time next year.....