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We’re left to wonder, again

From the pictures, Monday was a sunny day in Washington, DC. Maybe there was a hint of fall in the air, an autumn blue to ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, September 18, 2013 12:00 am

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Reminders of an innocent time

Juxtaposition is a good word to describe two things taking place this week. In case you need a definition of juxtaposition (and I looked it ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, September 11, 2013 12:00 am

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Opportunity House saved lives

It was not something I planned to do. The truth is I kind of fell into the job by accident — the accident of not ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, September 4, 2013 12:06 am

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Music casts beautiful spell

There is something magic about music, and sometimes you can feel how magical it is, how it connects us. When I was growing up, there ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, August 28, 2013 12:16 am

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Imitation is the best flattery

I think I saw one of the Duck Dynasty guys in Wal Mart. Wait, I saw another one in the pickup truck sitting beside me ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, August 21, 2013 12:00 am

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How do you define success?

What makes people remember you when you are gone from this world? Do they remember the type job you had, if there was a title ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, August 14, 2013 12:00 am

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Racism’s not new

Just when I thought the media attention was waning, Oprah Winfrey says something to reignite the debate over the Trayvon Martin case. First, let me ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, August 7, 2013 12:00 am

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I’m up for this yummy holiday

Did you celebrate yesterday? What, you missed it? How sad for you. Wait, you didn’t know yesterday was a holiday. No one let you know ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, July 31, 2013 12:49 am

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Me, a stranger among relatives

Rain came down in sheets as we inched down the road. Between the windshield wipers’ swipes, we watched for the church that was our destination. ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, July 24, 2013 12:21 am

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16 or 61: Age is just number

If you spin 61 around, it becomes 16. That is what occurred to me as I stirred my coffee this morning. Of course, there are ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, July 17, 2013 1:04 am

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