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A couple of days ago, I sent an email to Johnny Redd and Canova Peterson about the book banning actions that the Hanover County School Board were taking. Today, Johnny Redd responded: Needless to say, this misses every point.
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Hanover County approves new library policy for books and then bans 17 titles Dear Mr. Redd and Mr. Peterson, Mr. Redd, I am shocked, disappointed, and appalled at the action taken by the Hanover County School Board last night. As a parent of two young children, one of which who
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Google Reader died in 2013, a moment that many Very Online rue. Google killed a service that was able to connect people easily to all of the information sources that they wanted to follow, and even if there wasn't a social network, or monetizable ads, or anything like
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Starting in January, beer drinkers around Richmond noticed that the beers of Bell's Brewery, known for favorites such as Oberon and Two Hearted Ale, where no longer appearing on the shelves of grocery stores or at restaurants. Later, in February, we learned that the loss of Bell'
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First of all, if you're not listening to This American Life, whether or the radio or in podcast form, you should start. But this past week's episode, entitled Original Recipe, gives us a sidelong glimpse into the mindset of special collections dealers. As should become very
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Hey everybody who's on my RSS feed (all 4 of you), I'm sorry If I spammed your feed with all of my posts being reposted. I just moved my Wordpress to a new server, which should be faster and better. This will also let me get
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Ben Brumfield - Feb 5, 2010 I'm familiar with the area, since my family has been in Pittsylvania Co, VA for a very long time, and still has land there. (In fact I drive NC-86 a few times a year from RDU.) To answer your question, there are
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Rick Frederick - Jun 6, 2009 Caswell County Historical Association Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncccha/ Caswell County, North Carolina GenWeb Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nccaswel/index.htm Caswell County Family Tree: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=caswellcounty CCHA/CCGW Message Board: http:
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My friend Matt and I saw this sign one day in Cincinnati. Its a sign from Tire Discounters, a local tire chain; they always have bizarre signs that are usually related to some sort of ad campaign that they're running. However, one time, they had this sign up.
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This is a little pathway near my house in Cincinnati, Ohio. It connects two parallel streets, cutting through the middle of a large block. Until I looked at Google Maps today, I didn't notice that it ends up directly in front of a high school, Clark Montessori. But
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This picture is a mannequin from a church in India, telling you that you're not allowed to take pictures of anything in this area. I found it so funny that I took a picture of the mannequin anyways, and then got yelled at for taking pictures in the
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People climbing up the support wires to get on top of the crosswalk lights. This was the scene Monday night at the intersection of Franklin Street and Columbia Street in Chapel Hill, NC. The UNC men's basketball team had just won the NCAA tournament, and around 40,000