The 2003 Washington Seminar
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The
2003 Washington Seminar
by Barbara Pierce
Priscilla
McKinley and Brian Miller of Iowa and Jerry Darnell of Louisiana enjoy
the student banquet.
In lots of ways this
was the largest and busiest Washington Seminar in our almost thirty years of
conducting this event early each year. The Capitol Holiday Inn provided us 200
2003 Convention Tours
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2003
Convention Tours
by Charles Allen
The
running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
From the Editor:
Charlie Allen is a longtime leader of both the Kentucky affiliate and the National
Association of Blind Merchants. He has put together the tour schedule for 2003.
The two dates for tours in 2003 are Saturday, June 28, and Wednesday, July 2.
During the Washington Seminar Federationists have 535 representatives and
senators to visit
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Ruth Swenson (left), president of the NFB of Arizona, and Dan Duffy
meet with Congressman Trent Franks.
Fred
Schroeder (left); Senator Jeff Bingaman; and Art Schreiber, president
of the NFB of New Mexico
Senator
Pete Domenici meets with Fred Schroeder (standing left) and Art Schreiber
The Braille Monitor, February 2003
The Braille Monitor
Vol.
46, No. 2
February 2003
Barbara Pierce, editor
Published in inkprint, in Braille, and on cassette by
The National Federation of the Blind
Marc Maurer, president
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Recipes
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Recipes
The recipes this month
are from members of the NFB of New Hampshire:
Midwest
Cheese Casserole
by
Mildred Dickey
Mildred Dickey is a
charter member and vice president of the Lakes Region chapter of the NFB of
New Hampshire and is head of the affiliate's diabetics outreach committee.
Mildred
Dickey
Ingredients:
1/2
In the Corner
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In the Corner
by Patti Gregory-Chang
Patti
Gregory-Chang
From the Editor: Patti
Gregory‑Chang is one of the leaders of the NFB of Illinois. In the following
story she puts her finger on one of the problems all blind people face at one
time or another. The support, understanding, and camaraderie she describes demonstrate
the value of the Federation family. This is what she says:
Kentucky Rallies to Save the Kentucky School for the Blind
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Kentucky Rallies to
Save the
Kentucky School for the Blind
by
Lora J. Felty
Lora
Felty
From the Editor: Lora
Felty is secretary of the NFB of Kentucky and president of its division of the
National Association to Promote the Use of Braille. She was also a 1992 NFB
Kentucky Department of Education Attacks School for the Blind
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Kentucky Department
of Education
Attacks School for the Blind
by
Pauletta Feldman
From the Editor: Pauletta
Feldman is the secretary of the Kentucky Parents of Blind Children Division.
She and her husband, Maurey Weedman, are both active NFB members. Their eighteen-year-old
son Jamie Weedman is blind and attends the Kentucky School for the Blind (KSB)
From One World into Another
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From One World into
Another
by
Ahmed Chaing with Debbie Kent Stein
Ahmed
Chaing
From the Editor: Are
you looking for a bit of inspiration? Could you use a dollop of reassurance
about the resilience of the human spirit? If so, the following story is just
what you need. It also puts into perspective the problems blind people have
A Threat or a Promise?
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A Threat or a Promise?
by
Marc Maurer
Marc
Maurer
Until recently the National
Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving the Blind and Visually Impaired (NAC)
has had as its president Mr. Steven Obremski. Mr. Obremski's term as president
came to an end at the NAC board meeting which occurred in December of 2002.