Vol. 40, No. 11
December
1997
Barbara Pierce, Editor
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The City and the
Fear
by Marc Maurer
Microsoft Takes
A Big Step Backward
by Curtis Chong
The Owner-Executive
Running the Montessori School
by Carla McQuillan
Advancing Science
Through the Legal Profession
by Charles Brown
The Blind Lawyer
Shaping Policy for the Nation's Power Companies
by Bruce Gardner
Food for Thought:
Experience of a Blind Dietitian
by Lynn Mattioli
Parents Win Fight with School Board in Virginia
NFB Sues Law School Admissions Council
Setting the Record Straight About Sensory Safari
Living by the
Numbers
by Susan J. Spungin, Ed.D.
The Other Side
of the Mule
by Randy Cox
Seeing No Limits
by Don Melvin
Now Blind Can
Scan the Newspaper
by Cala Byram
Distinguished
Educator of Blind Children Award for 1998
by Sharon Maneki
The 1998 Blind
Educator of the Year Award
by Stephen O. Benson
Each year a live Christmas tree graces the reception area at the National Center for the Blind. In the days preceding the staff Chtistmas party, presents for the gift exchange begin to accumulate around the tree. On the night of the potluck party, someone gathers up the gifts and takes them all to the Harbor Room where Santa's helpers pass them out. Mr. Ray (above right) is shown gathering up the gifts. Center staff members and their guests (below) enjoy a festive meal together and then take turns displaying and describing their gifts to the entire group.
The Braille Monitor, December 1997 Complete Issue
ISSN 0006-8829
Copyright 1997, The National Federation of the Blind