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Remembering Paul Conkin

He read a book each weeknight, after finishing his chores, and returned it the next day to the small school library that served the students who lived near the family farm in Chuckey, Tennessee. Most everyone lived on a farm and most everyone had chores but not everyone had the ability to read through an entire book each night and remember each page. Paul K. Conkin left that tiny secondary school to attend a small denominational college, Milligan College. Milligan College is now a university, and it proudly advertises its U.S. News & World Report ranking. Its Wikipedia page boasts Read more