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A Dad’s Point of View column by Bruce Sallan www.brucesallan.com What parent hasn’t dreaded report card time, especially when a child is underperforming? How do two kids, born of the same genetic material, turn out so differently when it comes to school performance and their work ethic? When is it wrong if the “problem”…
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Column by Nan Russell Columns, letters: [email protected] “Nana, when I get older, I want blue eyes,” my nearly 3-year-old granddaughter remarked, prompting a discussion about eye color followed by praise for her dark brown eyes. Still she persisted in her wishful thinking, telling to her grandfather, mother, and father that she was going to…
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Staff Report The parent organization to Stuart Hall in Staunton has endorsed a plan for long-term sustainability developed by the private school’s Board of Governors in the face of economic challenges faced by the school in the continuing economic downturn. “We recognize that the critical keys to our sustainability are recruitment of new students, retention…
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Column by Jim Bishop “And I think to myself what a wonderful world . . .” -Louis Armstrong (1963) What a breathtaking, surprising experience early Monday morning. I was still struggling to defrost my bleary-eyed vision while motoring in my Miata to start another work week after another blur of a weekend.
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Staff Report Frank Spaziani – Boston College Opening Statement: Sunday we got our seventh win of the season and our first road victory of the year. It was a hard-fought contest, but we are ready to look forward towards next week’s game against North Carolina.
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Staff Report QUESTION: How have you seen Clemson’s offense evolve this year? COACH GROH: A lot of it has to do with the development of Kyle Parker as the quarterback. For those of you who are not familiar with his background, this is a superior athlete. And I would use his resume, not my opinion…
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The often-neglected key to good golf Column by John Rogers The putting stroke is the simplest of the swings we use in the game of golf, and it probably should be the starting point, the foundation on which a golfer builds his game. It is also true that the target in putting is a sassy,…
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Staff Report Dabo Swinney – Clemson Opening Statement: I am really proud of our guys. Defensively we held Florida State to 17 points. It was a great job by our defense with five takeaways. Offensively, I was very pleased with our balance. I think it was 242 pass and 241 rush, so that was good….
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Oklahoma City (1995-168 killed), Columbine High (1999-12 killed), Virginia Tech (2007-32 killed), and now Fort Hood (13 killed). What do these memorable places have in common? They are each sites where Americans killed Americans in a culture whose violence extends from here to places like Iraq and Afghanistan. They are symptoms of a deep problem…
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Corey Ciocchetti, author of the book Real Rabbits: Chasing an Authentic Life will speak on “Chasing Authentic Success” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College. In his programs, Ciocchetti encourages people of all ages to chase the truly important things in life such as a solid character, strong personal relationships…
