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Tom Gillispie
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#climate #change CLIMATE CHANGE FACTS and FALLACIES #facts and #fallacies #global #warming #environment #nature
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CLIMATE CHANGE FACTS
READ:   Plants Absorbing Co2 At Night Who Is Responsible For Climate Change? – Who Needs To Fix It? CLIMATE CHANGE FACTS AND FALLACIES Why h...
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#dogs MEET THE BASSET FAUVE DE BRETAGNE #BassetFauvedeBretagne #hounds #huntingdogs #workingdogs #scentdogs
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MEET THE BASSET FAUVE DE BRETAGNE
BASSET FAUVE DE BRETAGNE Basset Fauve de Bretagne Dog Breed - Facts and Information 🐕 Best of Breed, Hound Group|BASSET FAUVE DE BRETAGNE| ...
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January 21, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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#Finnish #Spitz MEET THE FINNISH SPITZ #FinnishSpitz #huntingdogs #dogbarking #barkingdogs #birddogs
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MEET THE FINNISH SPITZ
READ: American Kennel Club page MEET THE FINNISH SPITZ Finnish Spitz - Top 10 Facts 🐕 Discovering the Finnish Spitz | Nature's Barkers 🐕 ...
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January 21, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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#soldier CLIP: SAFELY HOME; a soldier's story from 2008 #Baghdad #injured
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January 21, 2026 at 1:48 AM
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#pilot CLIP: ‘HUMP’ pilot remembered #flying #flight #memories #WWII #WWII_plane
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CLIP: 'Hump' pilot remembered
WWII 'Hump' pilot flew in China By Tom Gillispie ,  Special to the Journal Bill Minish of Winston-Salem flew about 50 missions during ...
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January 20, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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#hotdogs CLIP: HOT DOGS, heavy on the HISTORY #Pulliams #WinstonSalem
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January 20, 2026 at 10:54 PM
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#rainbows Two bright days with BEAUTIFUL RAINBOWS #light #bright #colors #nature
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a painting of a rainbow over a green field
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January 20, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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#trains RUNNING ON ALL TRACKS; a feature on train aficionado Jeff Miller #tracks #JeffMiller #WinstonSalem #NC
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RUNNING ON ALL TRACKS; a feature on train aficionado Jeff Miller
( NOTE:   This article appeared years ago in a special section for the Winston-Salem Journal. ) THIS VIDEO WAS  NOT  RELATED TO THE ARTIC...
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January 20, 2026 at 10:44 PM
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#horses VIDEO Links to HORSES #Secretariat #Seabiscuit #horseracing #Budweiser #Clydesdales #wildhorses #rescuinghorses
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horses pulling a wagon on a baseball field with a sign that says 400 on it
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January 20, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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#Mormon CLIP: FAITH TEAMS: a 2005 story about Mormon missionaries in N.C. #faith #religion
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Faith Teams: a story about Mormon missionaries in N.C.
Faith Teams: Hundreds of Mormon missionaries in N.C. travel to share their beliefs Winston-Salem Journal/ December 10, 2005  By Tom Gilli...
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January 20, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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#ballroom #dance CLIP: HAVING A BALL (ballroom dance) #dancing #dance_classes
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HAVING A BALL
( NOTE: Written for a Winston-Salem Journal special section in the early 21st century. ) THIS VIDEO IS NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS ARTICL...
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January 20, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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#college #club #hockey CLIP: DEACONS ON ICE (a story about Wake Forest’s club ice-hockey team) #WakeForest #Deacons
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Deacons on ice (Wake Forest's club ice-hockey team)
WAKE FOREST'S ICE HOCKEY TEAM IN 2013-2014 DEACONS ON ICE Introducing members of the Wake Forest University Club Hockey team. By Tom G...
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January 20, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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#golf #course MAPLE CHASE GOLF (article for 2018 Winston-Salem Journal golf section) #MapleChase #Maple #Chase
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Maple Chase article for the Winston-Salem Journal's golf section
( NOTE: Written for the Winston-Salem Journal's 2018 golf special section.) Great Putt on our Putting Green! FOCUS ON FUN AT MAPLE CHASE ...
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January 20, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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#shelter #dogs SHELTER DOGS #bulldogs #best_day_ever #needahome #meet_Violet #adoptable_dogs #dog_kennels
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SHELTER DOGS
She needs the comfort of a loving home 🙏 Details in the comments. #dog #rescue #adoptme #hope #help SHELTER DOGS Take a walk through one si...
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January 20, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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#Norwegian #Lundehund_dogs MEET the NORWEGIAN LUNDEHUND #Spitz_type_dog
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Links to the NORWEGIAN LUNDEHUND
NORWEGIAN LUNDEHUND The 6-Toed Wonder: Norwegian Lundehund #dogshorts Norwegian Lundehund 🐶 A Rare Dog Breed with 6 Toes! Norwegian Lundehu...
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January 20, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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#saving #puppies SAVING PUPPIES #abandoned #rescued #puppy
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SAVING PUPPIES
WOMAN DIDN'T WANT THIS PUPPY, BUT THIS WIENER DOG BECAME HER EVERYTHING! 🐾 SAVING PUPPIES She Gave Up Her Paw For Her Puppies😭❤️#dogmom #d...
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January 20, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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#StarTrek WEDDING BELL BLUES #StrangeNewWorlds #Trelane #ChristopherPike #Spock #ChristineChapel #RogerKorby #EricaOrtegas
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WEDDING BELL BLUES
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - 3x02 - Wedding Bell Blues - Review/Reaction I was just watching episode two of season three of Strange New ...
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January 20, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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#biodiversity THE NEED FOR BIODIVERSITY #climate #change #science #biodiversity #extinctions #humanity #environment #climate_science
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THE NEED FOR BIODIVERSITY
BIODIVERSITY Conservation Ecology: Threats to Biodiversity ^ Why is biodiversity so important? - Kim Preshoff ^ Biodiversity in the British ...
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January 20, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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#Miami #Dolphins MIAMI DOLPHINS 2026 OFFSEASON #2026offseason #NFL #GMJonEricSullivan #newcoach #JohnHarbaugh #JeffHafley
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MIAMI DOLPHINS 2026 OFFSEASON
READ on ESPN:   Dolphins hire Packers DC Jeff Hafley as head coach MIAMI DOLPHINS 2026 OFFSEASON Analyzing why Dolphins hired Jeff Hafley as...
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January 20, 2026 at 5:41 PM
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#1966Batman BATMAN 1966 #AdamWest #BertWard #Catwoman #Batgirl #TheJoker #TheRiddler #ThePenguin #BurgessMeredith #JulieNewmar #YvonneCraig
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BATMAN 1966
BATMAN (1966) : 50 STRANGEST Things You Never Knew.... BATMAN 1966 Batman TV Series: 10 Weird Facts You Didn’t Know! 🦇 This Scene From Batm...
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January 20, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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#gone #fishing GONE FISHING #fishermen #WinstonSalem #Journal #NC
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a person holding a sign that says open
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January 20, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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#mayor CLIP: MAYOR LARRY WILLIAMS: He’s here to serve #RuralHall #NC #LarryWilliams #retirement #service
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January 20, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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#volunteering #award STAN, THE CAKE MAN #StanShuman #TrellisSupportiveCare #WinstonSalem
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STAN, THE CAKE MAN
NOTE: This story appeared in a fall 2022 issue of Winston-Salem Monthly magazine. STAN, THE CAKE MAN By TOM GILLISPIE Ask someone at Trell...
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January 20, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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#photography BULLSEYE at the rodeo school #rodeo #school #sports
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Bullseye at the rodeo school
THIS PHOTO HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MY STORY   I was working at a tiny newspaper in 1983, and everyone kept telling me that I was a lousy p...
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January 20, 2026 at 12:18 PM
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#journalism The SMART WAY to lay out the NEWSPAPER #newspapers
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The smart way to lay out the newspaper
Years ago, I was working as a copy editor and writer at a daily newspaper. On Saturdays, five of us would put out the sports section, and I...
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January 20, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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#movies ON MOVIES #TopGun #Jaws #Bullitt #WhenHarryMetSally #BatmanReturns #MattDamon #SeanConnery #MegRyan #GregoryPeck
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ON MOVIES
ON MOVIES Sean Connery: The Actor Who Did It His Way | Full Career 🎥 7 WORST Acting Oscar Wins In History 🎥 What The Hell Happened To Kare...
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January 20, 2026 at 11:35 AM