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Jury Duty, Anyone?
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kjackson
As my husband drove off for jury duty this morning, seventeen-year-old memories of my time as a juror assaulted me. I was twenty-three years old and a new school teacher. I was concerned about leaving my classroom in the care of a substitute teacher, but the judge wasn’t overly concerned about such a thing. He…
Help! It’s an Emergency!
By
kjackson
I just read a fabulous article about a 17-year-old girl, Arina Shestopolov Censor, who saved a man’s life when missiles fell near her home at Beer-Sheva, Isreal, on August 20. Arina and her father heard the cries of Lior George and rushed from their building to see if they could help. Lying between them and…
Life is Just a….Cake Walk?
By
kjackson
Every year my family waits with great anticipation for the county fair….and the cake walk. The fair is similar to small-town fairs everywhere, I suppose. The barns are full of livestock; 4H competitors lead animals from pens to arenas and back again. One large building, though, is lined with booths representing the many community non-profits,…
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