[PHOTO/CAPTION: Peggy Elliott]
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Paying the Bill
by
Peggy Elliott
Doug
and Peggy Elliott
From the Editor: The
following story first appeared in The Car, the Sled, and the Butch Wax,
the twenty-fourth in our Kernel Book series of paperbacks. It begins with President
Maurer's introduction:
Peggy Elliott lives
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Gift Guide 2004
by
Brad Hodges
Brad
Hodges
From the Editor: Last
fall the staff in the International Braille and Technology Center (IBTC) compiled
a list of gift ideas for the holidays. Brad Hodges, IBTC technology accessibility
manager, has taken the opportunity to add to it for the coming season. This
is what he says:
Can it really be that the
New Opportunities for Michigan Youth
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New Opportunities for
Michigan Youth
by
Katie Munck
From the Editor: In
the October issue we reported on the impact high expectations and challenging
activities are having in a program for young people in Hawaii. NFB attitudes
and expectations can make a powerful difference in the lives of blind kids.
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Freedom and Individual
Choice
by
C. Edwin Vaughan
Dr.
Ed Vaughan
From the Editor: Dr.
Ed Vaughan is a frequent contributor to these pages. He is professor emeritus
of sociology at the University of Missouri and currently dean of international
programs and adult education programs at Menlo College in Atherton, California.
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Seville Allen]
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The
Blind Witness History Too
by
Seville Allen
Seville
Allen
From the Editor: Seville
Allen is first vice president of the NFB of Virginia and a longtime resident
of the greater Washington, D.C., area. The following article appeared in the
Summer/Fall issue of the Vigilant, the publication of the NFB of Virginia.
This is what she says:
Recipes
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Recipes
This month's recipes
have been provided by the NFB of West Virginia. Come have dinner with members
of the Harrison County Chapter from appetizer through dessert. Clarksburg, the
county seat of Harrison County, is the home of West Virginia's Italian Heritage
Festival held every year during Labor Day weekend.
Cheese Ball
by
Marlene Lamp
Marlene Lamp is a homemaker
[PHOTO/DESCRIPTION: The large model of Whozit that comes to conventions
is crowned with tinsel and sports a large bow on his c
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Whozit is ready for the holidays at the National Center for the Blind.
May this season of light bring greater peace and understanding to blind
people everywhere and to every nation in the world.
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[PHOTO/CAPTION: The Galt House at night]
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Convention
Bulletin 2005
The
Galt House at night
It is time to plan
for the 2005 convention of the National Federation of the Blind. This year we
will return to Louisville, Kentucky, home of the Kentucky Derby and site of
the memorable 2002 and 2003 NFB conventions.
We will again experience
The Journey from Plumb Confused to Peachy Keen
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The
Journey from Plumb Confused to Peachy Keen
by Mary Tadum Chappell
From the Editor:
Mary Tadum Chappell is a 2004 McDonald Fellowship Winner, chosen by the NFB
of Virginia. Because of this fellowship she attended her first NFB national
convention in July of 2004. Those who did not attend the convention last summer
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Caroline Rounds]
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My
Convention Treasures
by Caroline Rounds
Caroline
Rounds
From the Editor:
The preceding article captures the excitement of attending the NFB annual convention
for the first time. The following reflection expresses the pleasures more experienced
Federationists find at a convention. Caroline Rounds is the second vice president