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Power of theater helps kids understand bullying

The frog dreamt of flying. He wandered about the marsh wearing goggles and a flight helmet, dreaming of a world in the sky. Bullies plagued the frog, though.

Contributing columnist Ted Manzer teaches agriculture at Northeastern High School

Read what Manzer has had to say lately.

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    Without Ricky Braddy, Scotty McCreery or Ethan Clark in the mix, I haven’t really been able to stoke my interest in this year’s season of American Idol.

  • The tangibles

    Iwas talking to Wayne Harris, the director of the Albemarle Economic Development Commission.

  • No one else but you

    What do a watermelon, a college textbook, and a visit to the doctor have in common?

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    The daffodils are beginning to bloom. Those glorious yellow trumpets are springing up everywhere, signaling spring is almost here.

  • Celebrating milestones

    This is a Valentine’s Day story, and a birthday story.Our son, Nathan, will turn 24 next week.Every birthday is a milestone in some way or other, of course.