Another equinox approaches. Our chance to escape the tech bros’ ‘undiscovered country’ grows short.

By: Max McCoy

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: September 20, 2026

Words: 2,147

Last Updated: 4 weeks ago

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There’s a cottonwood tree in a city park at Council Grove that is believed to have sprouted in 1803.

The tree is massive, as one might expect, with a trunk that spreads from the ground like the pillar of an ancient cathedral. Looking up into its massive branches is like peering into an arboreal apse, and it inspires a feeling of reverence.

At least it does in me.

The cottonwood was once part of a …

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