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OPINION: Trump’s Deportation Proceedings Mirror ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Trial
As a longtime children’s literature professor, I often see connections between the children’s books that I teach in my courses and current events. This semester, I noticed a striking connection between Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and the political/legal debate related to several recent deportation cases. The final two chapters in…
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Giraffe Sculptures Find Final Home After Multiple Relocations
A pair of life-sized giraffe sculptures that stood on the corner of East Boulevard and Lyndhurst Avenue for much of 2021 have recently returned to their original grazing grounds in Dilworth. They are now located in the median strip that runs down the middle of East Boulevard near where East…
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How Champagne Selman Brought Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to Charlotte
I am a big supporter of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a program that provides children ranging from birth to 4 years old with free books. When Parton founded the program in 1995, she set out to deliver free books to young children living in Sevier County, Tennessee, where she grew…
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Giraffe Sculptures Tower Over Dilworth, Graze on East Boulevard
I live in the Dilworth neighborhood, Charlotte’s first suburb, and I take our dog for rambling walks in the neighborhood several times a day. On one of our recent walks, we encountered some neighbors we never expected: two giraffes who had suddenly taken up residence on the corner of East…
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Graham Smith (1955-2020): Charlotte Theatre Loses a Giant
When actor Graham Smith died unexpectedly of a heart attack on November 1, the Charlotte theatre community lost one of its giants. Graham lived his life on a stage that extended far beyond Charlotte, but he got his start as a professional actor in Charlotte. He performed regularly with the…
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Letter to the Editor: Getting Y’all Right
According to an article that recently appeared in The Charlotte Observer, 44,500 people moved to the Charlotte region between 2017 and 2018, making Charlotte the 16th biggest city in the United States. When I read this article, I flashed back to my arrival in Charlotte in the summer of 1984.…
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