Museum display features lost art of letter writing
The Telegraph
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Photographs from a Madison County Historical Museum include this letter on the stationery of state Rep. Norman G. Flagg, far from official business, written by the Flagg’s son, James Smith Flagg at age 2 in 1916.
EDWARDSVILLE A new exhibit, “Ink to Paper: Exploring the Advancement of Letter Writing and its Uses,” has opened at the Madison County Archival Library at 801 N. Main St., Edwardsville.
In the exhibit, David Thompson explores the lost art of letter writing. The exhibit looks at the instruments used to write them, the varies types of letters, and even the stamps that were used to send letters. Many items in the exhibit come from the recently donated Flagg Collection.
SEGUE: SIUE s Bezhanova shares passion for Hispanic literature
Amanda Cooper For the Intelligencer
Dec. 12, 2020
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On this week’s episode of Segue, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s weekly radio program exploring the lives and work of the people on campus and beyond, College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Dean Kevin Leonard, PhD, interviews Olga Bezhanova, PhD, chair and professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature.
This Segue episode airs at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 13. Listeners can tune into WSIE 88.7 FM The Sound or siue.edu/wsie.
Bezhanova earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Department of Hispanic Studies at McGill University in Montreal, and a doctorate from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Yale University. In 2009, she joined the SIUE faculty to teach Spanish language and literature courses. Bezhanova speaks English, Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish and French.
Caption: At the heart of this work is the imperative to humanize the people involved directly in the conflict: to keep the perspective of human experience and suffering in the picture, rather than only the contentious questions. Almasri champions the view that that everyone deserves dignity and respect for their identity in the fight for equal rights. Credits: Photo: Amirah Aly
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Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, Nasir Almasri heard so many discussions about the political struggles of Palestinians that by the time he was 7, he thought he’d heard enough to last a lifetime. He was wrong.
EAWR principal honored for work
Dylan Suttles, dylan.suttles@thetelegraph.com
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WOOD RIVER Leigh Robinson, principal of East Alton-Wood River High School, has been named the Southwest Division Secondary Principal of the Year for the Illinois Principals Association.
“Initially I was shocked because I didn’t know I was nominated for the award,” Robinson said. “After the shock I was very thankful.”
Robinson is a 1995 graduate of Eastern Illinois University who received her master’s degree in Educational Administration from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 2001. While earning her master’s degree, she started at EAWR as a business education teacher, a position she held from 1995 to 2003. She then served as EAWR Assistant Principal from 2003 to 2009, becoming principal in 2009.
12/13/2020 5:50:22 AM
William James “Jim” Rohe, 75, of Bethalto, entered his eternal rest on Friday, December 11, 2020 at 2:10 am, at his residence, under the care of Hospice of Southern Illinois.
Jim was born on September 17, 1945 in Ottawa, IL, the son of William Henry and Martha Ann (Rippey) Rohe. He graduated from Ottawa High School class of 1963. He then attended Concordia Teachers College in River Forest Illinois, where he met the love of his life, Linda. Jim taught on a 1 year internship before his graduation at Trinity Lutheran School in Fremont, Nebraska. He married Linda Lee Dyroff in Cahokia, IL, at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church on July 5, 1969. They were blessed with 51 lovely years of marriage.