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Dwight Lindley:“In my wife’s family, you are expected to get the father’s permission before proposing. I had to labor long and hard to get that permission, and when I finally did, I took her out to hike a small mountain outside Little Rock, Arkansas. Near the top, I knelt down, but because I was higher on the slope than she was, I actually ended up being slightly above her to propose! She said yes. I said, ‘Well, do you like the ring?’ She said, ‘. I could learn to like it.’ So we spent the rest of the day getting a replacement ring.” ....
Hillsdale Collegian Dow Journalism Program to host viewing of ‘Flannery’ documentary
Hillsdale College’s Dow Journalism Program will host a screening of the documentary “Flannery” and a subsequent Q&A session with its filmmakers on Jan. 22. The film will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in Dow A&B. Winning the first-ever Library of Congress/Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, “Flannery” has brought the intimate, personal details of author and novelist Flannery O’Connor’s legacy into the public sphere. “Flannery O’Connor is considered by many to be one of, if not the finest American writer of the short story,” said Michael Jordan, professor emeritus of English. “At one time, she attracted more critical interest than any other writer in America.” ....