Dear Abby Birth family reunion ends happily for surprise sister
Readers share experiences on adoption, birth family revelations, and the impact of secrecy. A letter-writer recalls reuniting with a birth mother after 26 years and six half-siblings. Debates rise on whether adopted children should be informed of their origins and genetic risks.
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Alabama
PowerPoint workshop offered at New River CTC Beckley campus
SECKLEY New River Community and Technical College will host a one evening workshop on using PowerPoint to create dynamic presentations on December 9 at 6 p.m. on the Beckley Campus. Open to all, the class covers design with pictures graphics and animation for business school church civic events and family occasions. Pre registration required call 304 872 4520. BSC forms WVEA student chapter. thirty education students attended a conference in Charleston. Bluefield College Theatre presents Peter Pan with many cast roles and community matinees Oct 30-Nov 3.
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New River Community and _ Technical College
PowerPoint
Beckley
New River Ctc
Continuing Education Department
BSC
WVEA
Bluefield
Bluefield State College
West Virginia Education Association
Betsy Steenken
BSC Education
Charleston
Steenken
Bluefield College Theatre
BC Theatre
Tim Kerr
Bluefield College
Greg
Cheryl Kerr
Peter Pan
Danielle Workman
Wendy
Christian Master
Captain Hook
Donnie Bales
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Smee
Jill Fox
Mrs. Darling
C.J. Drake
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Bryce Fox
Michael
Lost Boys
Jesse Stevens
Daniel Pelts
Griffin Jenkins
Ryan Wade
Katey Wade
Will Olive
Caleigh Keith
Cecco
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Starkey
Andrew Shumate
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Margaret Rich
Emily Minter
James Young
Michael Wade
Joel Wade
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Sarah Moxley
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Trish Wise
Donovan Buterakos
Bekah Transute
William Workman
Marland Funk
Stephanie Butch
Unknown MLK Papers Once Held by Belafonte At Auction
Sothebys in New York catalogues three Martin Luther King Jr items owned by Harry Belafonte. An original handwritten outline for Kings first Vietnam War speech leads the trio, alongside Memphis speech notes and a condolence letter from Lyndon B Johnson to Coretta Scott King. Estimated total presale value 750000 to 1130000 dollars.
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New York
Martin Luther King Jr
Sotheby’s
King
Memphis
Tenn
Condo
Lyndon B. Johnson
Harry Belafonte
Roanoke church mouse doodles brighten offering plates
Tim Shepherd at Christ Episcopal Church sketches a new mouse on weekly offering envelopes, drawing seasonal scenes and topical humor since 2004. His church calendar doodles support charity, mainly Southwest Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank, while drawing smiles from ushers and clergy.
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Roanoke
Tim Shepherd
Shepherd
Christ Episcopal Church
Old
Deborah Hentz Hunley
Hunley
Southwest Virginia
Second Harvest Food Bank
Matthew Young
Christ Episcopal
Cave Spring High School
Chris McPherson
Missouri
God’s House
Cecil Keith
Bill Lindsey
Nutty health tip from Spanish study on nuts and metabolic syndrome
Spanish researchers report that adding a daily handful of nuts to a Mediterranean style diet improves metabolic syndrome markers better than olive oil boost or a low fat diet. Three walnuts seven hazelnuts and seven almonds daily reduced belly fat and boosted cholesterol and blood pressure without weight loss, though caution about excess calories remains.
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JoAnn Manson
Harvard
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Archives of
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Manson
American Heart Association
Jordi Salas- Salvado
University of Rovira i Virgili
Reus
Spain
Salas- Salvado
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