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The Power of Choice
Posted on September 11, 2023 Leave a Comment
This is Melissa Stockwell after she won the bronze medal in the paratriathlon at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games on Sept. 11, 2016. This was the moment immediately after the race when she greeted her husband, Brian Tolsma, and her family.
The Future of Journalism: The Daily Tar Heel
Posted on August 16, 2023 Leave a Comment
This is the Wednesday cover of The Daily Tar Heel created by Caitlyn Yaede, the print managing editor at UNC’s student-run newsroom. The image immediately resonated with me following Monday’s tragic shooting. It’s powerful. It’s emotional. It’s resilient.
World War II, eBay, and my Great Grandfather
Posted on September 24, 2019 Leave a Comment
Last week my dad forwarded me a story about a 96-year-old World War II veteran Clarence Smoyer who was recently awarded his Bronze Star almost 75 years after the battle that made him a hero. Out of pure curiosity, my Dad fired up his iPad and did a Google search of his grandfather — Sheldon “Paul” Purdy — also a World War II veteran.
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