New York Times Is Having An Embarrassing Meltdown Over Josh Hawley thefederalist.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thefederalist.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
American Foundation for the Blind Announces Centennial Gala Celebration
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The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is celebrating its 100
th anniversary with the Art of Inclusion concert and gala, featuring a star-studded cast of artists and leaders committed to equity and inclusion. This virtual gala will be co-hosted by Haben Girma, author of the best-selling memoir
Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law; and AFB President and CEO Kirk Adams, Ph.D. Featuring music from Grammy-nominated artists Amadou & Mariam and Marcus Roberts, jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker, Tony-nominated actor and singer Sean Allan Krill
You may be cool, but are you Century Club cool?
It’s time to meet more of the coolest readers in SouthCoast.
Each year, I challenge SouthCoasters to read 100 books to make my BookLovers Century Club. Reading 25-49 books would qualify you for the Quarter-Century Club, and 50-99 books, the Half-Century Club.
We’ve met members of all tiers in recent weeks. If you missed your neighbors’ mention, or your own, follow me on Twitter and Facebook to catch up. (Print readers: both links are listed at the end of this column!)
I want to jump right in now to mention as many readers as possible…
Brya Ingram
It was all-hands-to-the-pump - for firefighters, residents and reporters - when the Wither Hills in Blenheim caught fire on Boxing Day, 2000.
As a “line of orange” swept down the hill, Boxing Day plans in Blenheim shifted from family get-togethers to fighting fires. Twenty years on, Jennifer Eder looks back on a day etched on the minds of many. Boxing Day in the year 2000 was hot and windy, even by Blenheim s standards. Julia and Steve Healy had been out playing cricket with a dozen friends, who had all come back to theirs for a dip in the pool and a barbecue.
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