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Friday, July 11, 2014

B101. Personal Reflections of an RSS School Board Meeting

Posted at the Salisbury Post site: http://blog.salisburypost.com/kathy-vestal/2014/07/11/sp23-personal-reflections-of-a-school-board-meeting/

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Kathy Vestal: North Carolina, United States; I opened this blog site at the start of 2011 after my former blog site closed. My writings most often deal with religion, social justice, politics, education and personal interest stories of daily life. I am a college educator, born in 1961, and my pleasures include teaching, writing, reading, research, travel, working out, and friend time. I have a Master's in Education and a Master's of Divinity. You can contact me privately at ncprof579 at hotmail or follow me on Facebook.

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