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As I sat inside a courtroom in Warner Robbins, Ga., on the morning of March 8 at the adoption hearing for my 15-month-old grandson, I remembered a line from the movie “The Blind Side” when the Tuohy family asked Michael Oher, who had lived with them a few months, “Would you like to be a member of our family?”
he February meeting of The Compassionate Friends group of Seneca was a picture-perfect success.
The older I get, the more I reminisce and pine for the days of my youth, when the world was a better place.
Research has demonstrated a 30 million word gap in the number of words heard between children who have few to no books in their home and those children who have many books in their home (B. Hart & Risley, “The Early Catastrophe: The 30 Million Word Gap by Age 3”).
Every day as I drive home from work, I pass the Stumphouse Ranger Station in Mountain Rest.
Last week, NBA commissioner Adam Silver delivered a stern edict to league owners, warning that teams who intentionally tank to improve their position in the draft lottery will receive stiff penalties.
One of the biggest challenges facing the legislature this year is what to do about the failed VC Summer nuclear power project in Fairfield County.
In 2019, Tamassee DAR School will celebrate 100 years of service to children and families.
As if working full time at the newspaper and part time at a pet store didn’t keep me busy enough, for the last few months, I’ve also been coaching volleyball.
