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Bristol’s greatest teaching family
What makes a great teacher? Imagine being in a room with over one hundred of the brightest young minds in Virginia, all who are about to graduate…
Mar 24
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Ben Talley
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Making work a joy
“While you’re restin’ . . . ” As a child, I knew I was in for a load of work whenever I heard that phrase associated with my name. It usually went…
Mar 17
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Ben Talley
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Keeping a Blue Circle promise
I whispered to Mike Marshall, “Someday I’m gonna write about you, my friend.” Mike, who was at that time the owner of Bristol’s Blue Circle Restaurant…
Mar 10
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Ben Talley
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We are the Ocean
“Mr. Talley, why don’t we call our planet the Ocean instead of the Earth?” a student asked me once upon a time. Like any good teacher, I answered his…
Mar 3
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Ben Talley
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February 2024
Helping some ladies walk across Spain
Since I have been remarkably blessed during my life to have hiked/walked somewhere near 50,000 miles - with perhaps 98% of my steps taken locally …
Feb 25
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Ben Talley
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We are all doing the best we can
(Several friends/readers have told me that they like it when I bring up “different“ ways of looking at things” within my weekly column. I propose to do…
Feb 18
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Ben Talley
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How I became (somewhat of) a Swiftie
If you don’t recognize the name, Taylor Swift, then one might reasonably assume you have been living beneath a rock over the past few months. I can at…
Feb 11
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Ben Talley
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Some Bristol preachers
I don’t really like some preachers that much. And I like just about everybody. As my father used to say, preachers can tend to get prone to develop a…
Feb 4
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Ben Talley
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January 2024
The Three Leaves' Wishes
(an original fable)
Jan 28
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Ben Talley
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Live the giving life
I have one particular homeless Bristol friend with whom I visit every Christmastime. Always I visit him in the same hidden alleyway in Bristol. Always…
Jan 21
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Ben Talley
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America at our best; why we should all celebrate MLK Jr. Day
“Ben, I love your column, but are you gonna write about MLK Day this week? I suppose that’ll be nice if you do, but if I see that in your title I likely…
Jan 14
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Ben Talley
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We, the people, of Appalachia
We, the people of Appalachia, may be among the most misunderstood and underappreciated cultures on the planet. Opinions vary widely as to why this is…
Jan 7
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Ben Talley
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