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British Home Secretary
Quits
by
Glenn Frankel
From the Editor: We
have reported on the rise to political prominence in British politics of David
Blunkett, who is blind from birth yet has had a long and successful life as
local community leader, member of Parliament, and minister in the Blair government.
Now Mr. Blunkett demonstrates that in his fall from power, as in his rise, blindness
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Clarification from Curtis
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Curtis
Chong
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Talking Sense and Avoiding
Platitudes about Blindness
by
Gary Wunder
Gary
Wunder
Blind Dog Sledder on Her Way
[PHOTO/CAPTION: The renovated lobby of the Holiday Inn Capitol, filled
with Federationists checking in for the 2005 Washington
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Washington in Winter
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Barbara Pierce
The
renovated lobby of the Holiday Inn Capitol, filled with Federationists
checking in for the 2005 Washington Seminar
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Commissioner Resigns
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Marc Maurer
Joanne Wilson
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Recipes
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Recipes
This month's recipes
come from the NFB of Alabama.
Enchilada Casserole
by
Daphne Johnson
Daphne Johnson chairs
Parents of Blind Children of Alabama. The Johnson family are members of the
Huntsville Chapter.
Ingredients:
1 can enchilada sauce
1 can Rotel
1 can cream of celery
soup
1 can cream of chicken
soup
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Imagine a Future Full
of Opportunity,
and Take Pride in Creating That Future
by
Kevan Worley
From the Editor: Kevan
Worley is president of the National Association of Blind Merchants, first vice
president of the NFB of Colorado, and chairman of the Imagination Fund Committee.
This is what he says as the NFB Jernigan Institute begins its second year of
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Crisis at the Big Box
Store, Part 2
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Brad Hodges
Brad
Hodges
From the Editor: In
the December 2004 issue Brad Hodges, technology accessibility manager at the
Jernigan Institute's International Braille and Technology Center, reported on
the accessibility of stoves. In the following reports he completes his assessment