Diggs and Capps Meet with Pickens County School Board on Coffman Issue
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Diggs and Capps Meet with Pickens County School Board on Coffman Issue
Parnell
Diggs
Don
Capps
The Much-Dreaded Spill
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The Braille Monitor – February, 2001 Edition
The Much-Dreaded Spill
by Chris Kuell
Chris Kuell
From the
Editor: Some years ago now, before food processors were made more or less idiot-proof,
I reached into mine to try to make some vegetables stand up again so that I
could create thin slices. In my efforts to grab hold of the fallen, I managed
to turn on the motor, and the spinning disk then demonstrated just how well
Scholarship Winner Named Rhodes Scholar
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The Braille Monitor – February, 2001 Edition
NFB Scholarship Winner Named Rhodes Scholar
Zach Battles
Rights, Life, and Peanut and Jelly Sandwiches
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Rights, Life, and Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches
by Seth Leblond
Seth Leblond
From the
Editor: Seth Leblond is a freshman at Goucher College. He was a 2000 NFB Scholarship
winner, and he is the son of longtime Federation leaders Connie and Bob Leblond.
At the parents seminar last summer in Atlanta Seth took part in a panel presentation
Asking For It
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The Braille Monitor – February, 2001 Edition
Asking For It
by Charlie Brown
From the Editor: Charlie Brown is President of the National Federation
of the Blind of Virginia and a member of the NFB Board of Directors. He is also
now a capital campaign volunteer. This is what he says about his experience:
Charlie Brown
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The Braille Monitor, April 2001
Edition
The annual convention of the National
Federation of the Blind is truly a family experience. Not only do we think of
ourselves as the Federation family coming together for a giant reunion, but
individual families from across the country look forward to the first week in
July as valuable time for them to spend together learning about blindness and
Braille Contractions
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The Braille Monitor, April 2001
Edition
Braille Contractions Are They Really So Hard?
by Ramona Walhof
Ramona Walhof
From the Editor:
Ramona Walhof is Secretary of the National Federation of the Blind. She is
also a fluent Braille reader and experienced Braille teacher. This is what
she says:
In the
October, 2000, Braille Monitor an article appeared entitled "Trends
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The Braille Monitor, May 2001 Edition
The National
Federation of the Blind-Allegra 2001 Everest Expedition, with blind climber
Erik Weihenmayer as a member of the climbing team, reached base camp at 17,600
feet above sea level on April 6, 2001. During April and early May the team,
their Sherpas, and the support crew remaining at base camp have been organizing
equipment and preparing for the team's attempt to reach the summit. The team
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The Braille Monitor, July
2001 Edition
Erik Weihenmayer holds
the Expedition banner in a high wind at the top of the world. Beginning at
10:00 a.m. local time on May 25, 2001, he spent fifteen minutes on the summit
of Mt. Everest before tackling the descent, which is even more dangerous and
taxing than the ascent.
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The Braille Monitor, August/September
2001 Edition
Toward
the close of the convention session on July 4 during the report on our capital
campaign, everyone in the audience received a hard hat. For each of us, accepting
the gift represented individual personal determination to "Build it now!"
Mary Ellen
Jernigan at the podium with President Maurer beside her, both wearing
hard hats
Everyone