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Making Team Sports Available to ALL Children
If you have ever coached a team in youth sports … then you have “been there” with some of what I am talking about here.
Oct 25
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Ben Talley
6
An Epiphany at my 50 Year High School Reunion
Here I am holding my date last night for the 1976 Bristol TN High School Class Reunion - my sweet 5-year-old granddaughter, Lenna Kate Talley.
Oct 18
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Ben Talley
6
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The Easiest Way to Kill Someone
Do you do it with poison?
Oct 11
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Ben Talley
9
2
Celebrating a family who has exemplified everything good about Bristol, about America ... about humanity
If you ask them if they are Chinese, they will tell you they are American.
Oct 4
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Ben Talley
12
September 2026
Cooler than a real life rock star - Talmadge “Sully” Buchanan of Bristol
One day late in the summer of 2015 my phone rang.
Sep 27
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Ben Talley
8
Bristol VA and TN ... the heart of Appalachian America
Good morning, friends.
Sep 20
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Ben Talley
11
2
Is my child smart? (and why it’s the wrong question to ask)
As a teacher, I sometimes got asked by parents, “Mr.
Sep 13
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Ben Talley
6
2
Shining Light in the Darkness
The man who wrote the letter below on my behalf was one of the greatest educators I ever knew … Rex Gearheart.
Sep 6
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Ben Talley
8
3
August 2026
Isaiah 117 House ... Changing the way foster care begins
Imagine that you are a child.
Aug 30
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Ben Talley
8
2
D-O-G ... GOD spelled backwards
Maybe it is a bit more than pure coincidence that “dog” in the English language is “God” spelled backwards.
Aug 23
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Ben Talley
11
2
The Chemistry of Joy (the remarkable life of Frank "Doc" Maples)
It was my first day ever at Bristol Tennessee High School.
Aug 16
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Ben Talley
6
Visiting Bristol's homes rich and poor
I had just entered the home of a student whom I was teaching at the time.
Aug 9
•
Ben Talley
8
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