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Changing our bad addictions into good ones
We all know people who are '“addicted” to some type of drug or alcohol.
May 24
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Ben Talley
5
Failing Our Brightest Young Minds
Politicians are apparently very fond of giving wonderful sounding names to their public school education programs.
May 17
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Ben Talley
5
4
Which is More Dangerous, Umpiring Little League Games or Teaching at the Bristol Jail?
People sometimes ask me if my teaching at the Bristol Jail ever got dangerous.
May 10
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Ben Talley
11
How to say "Appalachia"
It remains perhaps the most bonafide way by which I can immediately discern whether one is a true native of these hills or not; how someone prounounces…
May 3
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Ben Talley
15
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April 2026
Pretty is as pretty does
I didn’t fully understand the following words as a child.
Apr 26
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Ben Talley
7
Reading People
While hiking one February day several years back, I happened upon a young lady by the trailside, perched on a rock outcrop, gazing out over the river…
Apr 19
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Ben Talley
10
Righting a Wronged Reputation
(Bristol's greatest golfer)
Apr 12
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Ben Talley
8
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Resurrection
(out of the mouths of babes)
Apr 5
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Ben Talley
6
1
March 2026
When Joy Defeats Despair; Jason Hearl
Some people will tell you that Jason Hearl died young.
Mar 29
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Ben Talley
7
3
Bristol's John Tickle ... his simple secret to success
My friend, John Tickle, is one of Bristol’s brightest and best business minds ever.
Mar 22
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Ben Talley
9
2
How to play all day
Dear reader, can you remember what is was like to be a child at play?
Mar 15
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Ben Talley
7
2
When Our Children Are Murdered; Turning Darkness into Light
It was the moment I found out that one of the sweetest, kindest students I ever taught, Gabby Kennedy, was senselessly murdered (along with her precious…
Mar 8
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Ben Talley
11
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