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2012

The editor, Cara Ellen Modisett, age 10, in tree stump, with her sister Meg, at Natural Chimneys in Mt. Solon, Va. in 1983.

On the Page: First Blog

These days, so many people are lamenting the disappearance of handwritten letters and hours-long conversations, overcome by the power of e mail, text messages and IM.
The Grandin Theatre's general manager, Jason Garnett, fixes a fluorescent in the marquee one summer Saturday night.

Independent Cinema: Looking Up

We like the Grandin, where we can get a Stewart's crème soda or a cup of hot tea with our popcorn and Raisinets.
This Republic of Suffering, by Drew Gilpin Faust.

Reading the War

Grow up in the south and of course the Civil War never leaves you.
BRC editor Cara Ellen Modisett, left, with Blue Ridge PBS vice president of advancement Katherine Foreman.

On Air

Note to self: when going on television, wear something with a lapel or a pocket, or both.
Bud Robertson gives his first lecture of the fall semester at Virginia Tech.

Back to School

I checked my watch before heading into the coffee shop. I have 20 minutes before class, I thought to myself. Plenty of time – it's just across the street.
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