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Category Archives: education

Disaster Response 101

August 5, 2020by Michael M. Barrick 4 Comments

Steps to take before reopening schools LENOIR, N.C. — In less than two weeks, students are scheduled to return to school across North Carolina, including in the Caldwell County Public […]

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analysis, Coronavirus 2020, education, emergency preparedness, Health Care, news

Earth Day Wisdom from a West Virginia Teenager

April 22, 2020by Michael M. Barrick

JUNIOR AT POCAHONTAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WINS EIGHT RIVERS COUNCIL ESSAY CONTEST Editor’s note: Since it is the youngest among us that have the most to lose if we do […]

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ecology, education

Just Write! Think about a Special Place

April 1, 2020by Michael M. Barrick 2 Comments

Writing while exploring our memories and family histories is a good use of time while staying put By Michael M. Barrick Note: This is Part 2 in a series of […]

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education, writing

Cabin Fever? Just Write!

March 26, 2020by Michael M. Barrick

It is an enjoyable diversion that can calm your mind and strengthen bonds of love and mutual dependence By Michael M. Barrick INTRODUCTION This is Part 1 in a series […]

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education, writing

Why We Turn Our Thoughts to Martin Luther King Jr.

January 17, 2020by Michael M. Barrick

A Lesson Plan that considers the reasons By Michael M. Barrick “Let us turn our thoughts today to Martin Luther King / and recognize that there are ties between us, […]

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education, history, opinion

Sweet Serendipity

August 3, 2018by Michael M. Barrick

Up close and personal with Appalachian legends Note: This is the seventh installment from “The Hillbilly Highway, Volume 2: Seeds, Songs and Streams.”  Learn more here. By Michael M. Barrick BLACK MOUNTAIN, […]

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arts & music, education, history, human interest, music, The Hillbilly Highway, Travel

North Carolina Teachers Should Have Right to Strike

February 14, 2018by Michael M. Barrick

Strike vote by West Virginia teachers shows the value of unions By Michael M. Barrick LENOIR, N.C. – West Virginia teachers recently voted overwhelmingly to go out on strike if […]

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education, news, opinion

ASU Student Uses Art to Teach Peers about MTR

December 1, 2017by Michael M. Barrick

A mind at work inspired research and response By Michael M. Barrick BOONE, N.C. – In late October, a professor at Appalachian State University (ASU) reached out to me because […]

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ecology, education

Meanwhile, Outside the Beltway

July 17, 2017by Michael M. Barrick

Obsession with Russia is manipulative, voyeuristic, and distracting from vital issues By Michael M. Barrick  OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY, U.S.A. – Here, where it is not Red Square or either end of […]

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ecology, education, gov't & politics, news, opinion

The Advantages of Free Thinking

March 17, 2017by Abigail Taylor

Science need not destroy your faith, but its truths can’t be ignored By Isaac Crouch The universe is random, chaotic, mysterious, incomprehensibly vast and possibly infinite. It is an undisputed, […]

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education, religion, science & tech

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