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GEORGE AND GLADYS MAYBORN, above, have been married for more than six decades and continue to work hard in their garden and in sharing the Word of God whenever possible.
Serving where needed most
When they arrived in Cleveland some 53 years ago, George and Gladys Mayborn did not come in search of a safe community, fame, fortune or even to find gainful employment due to a slow economy out We...
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CAROL KIVLER, author of the book “Will I Ever Be the Same Again: Transforming the Face of ECT (Shock Therapy),” discusses her own bout with depression and her amazing results.
Carol Kivler shares her journey into depression
Author answers the question: ‘Will I Ever Be the Same Again?’ in new book
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ALEXANDER DELK teaches public speaking at Cleveland State Community College and is in the Toastmaster’s Club.
Educator shares history as he lived it
Who would have known that one of Cleveland’s institutions of higher learning sits on what used to be farmland where a moonshine still was once operated. This is one of the facts shared by Alexander...
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THE DAVIS TWINS, Jane Lorraine Villarreal, left, and Martha Irene Cavitt, right, turned 86 July 13. The fraternal twins, seen as infants, 6-year-olds, 13-year-olds and 86-year-old seniors, seem as happy today as they did when they were kids. The Cleveland-born twins are the remaining two of six siblings of the late Tom and Abbie Davis. Their special bond has spanned nearly nine decades. In each photo Jane Lorraine is on the left while Martha Irene is on the right.
The Davis twins turn 86
Martha Irene Cavitt and Jane Lorraine Villarreal, better known as “The Davis Twins,” turned 86 last week. Judging from their good humor and rolling laughter, one would not suspect they were a day o...
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ACTOR BILL GATLIN appears as Davy Crockett, Mighty Casey, top right, and John Henry, above right, along with other American folk heroes, in his one-man show “American Folklore.” The veteran actor of stage and screen said it’s his life’s passion to bring characters to life through acting, and his latest vehicle for performing will make a new generation of children aware of American folklore. Banner photos by WILLIAM WRIGHT
Bringing American folklore to life
Davy Crockett may be alive and well in the annals of American folklore, but Bill Gatlin is breathing new life into the “king of the wild frontier” along with legendary brawler and boatman Mike Fink...
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MASON CROSS has found his creative outlet in storytelling and filmmaking that is out of the ordinary and captures a world of suspense and intrigue. His amateur films smack of abstract art that defies description and a single definition. From left are Shawn Heintz, Emily Owens and Cross who worked together on the amateur art-house film, “Softly Sleeping on a Moonless Night.” Cross, 21, is planning on entering some of his work in upcoming amateur film festivals.
Mason Cross: Filmmaker on the horizon
When moviemakers like Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams first made amateur 8 mm films in their youth, little did they know they would inspire a new generation of film students across the country. Am...
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TEMPLE MOUNT in Jerusalem holds utmost significance in world events for Jews, Muslims and Christians and was an important stop for the Lee University team.
Life in the Holy Land
Lee’s volleyball team finds peace in the Middle East
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GRAYSON HARRIS is wearing a device called an external fixator with metal pins or screws inserted through the skin and into the bone to hold the healing bones in his hip in place. The 6-year-old, who has Perthes disease, takes physical therapy three times a week and will return to Baltimore with his mother, Kelly, for additional surgery in August. Photo by WILLIAM WRIGHT
A child’s dream to walk: Grayson Harris takes a giant step toward recovery
Grayson Harris, the 6-year-old student at Black Fox Elementary who was diagnosed with a rare condition of the hip called Perthes disease, is one step closer to walking a happy road to recovery than...
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LYDIA CARTER, an education graduate from Lee University, traveled to Ghana to teach at DonBosco Catholic Boys School earlier this year. Carter, posing with two teachers from DonBosco, said she learned that having possessions does not make you happy. She is currently teaching at J.O.Y. summer school.
Lydia Carter: A priceless teacher money can’t buy
Preparing a generation of students to compete academically with the rest of the world and face the future with knowledge, innovation and dedication is not a goal worth sacrificing for personal or p...
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TRESA AND BOB BRADY made room in the lives and hearts to adopt her late sister’s son, Tommy, who was only 9 when his mother Myra (inset) was killed in a car accident. The Charleston couple, who lived in Alabama, raised three sons, fondly referred to as “The Brady Bunch.”
Tragedy turns to victory for ‘Brady Bunch’: Local family allows love to overcome family loss
Tresa Brady’s sister, Myra, was supposed to come to Selma, Ala., because their mother who adopted them was dying of esophageal cancer. The doctors had told the family to see their terminally belov...
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