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From The Editor by J. Scott Wunn - 04/06
"I would like to personally thank the hosts of the upcoming 2006 Lincoln Financial Group/National Forensic League National Speech Tournament..."
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Coach Profile
Meet Meg Howell by Liz Leach - 04/06
Meet coach Meg Howell of Albuquerque Academy, New Mexico.
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Student Challenge
What makes your speech/debate team room unique? Why? - 04/06
NFL members share the unique aspects of their team rooms with the NFL.
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Lincoln Douglas Debate Article
For a Truth Burden in LD by R. Eric Barnes - 04/06
"I remember back in teh early '80's, when I was an LD debater, a clever debater friend of mine noticed that one ballot said at the bottom something like, "The better debating was done by..." He correctly noted that this wording entirely ignored the resolution of the debate..."
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Policy Debate
2006-07 National Policy Resolution Revision by Kent Summers -04/06
"Some coaches and debaters have noticed that the 2006-2007 policy debate resolution now listed on the NFL and National Federation of High Schools Web sites is different from the national service resolution which appeared on the ballot for topic selection."
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Policy Debate
A Preliminary Analysis of the 2006-07 HS Debate Resolution by Stefan Bauschard -04/06
"Resolved: The United States federal government should establish a policy substantially increasing the number of persons serving in one or more of the following national service..."
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Forensic Coaching
Forensic Coaching: Facing a Tremendous Retirement Bubble by Rev. B.A. Gregg -04/06
"Forensics coaching is facing a tremendous retirement bubble, a generational shift. There are always top-down initiatives to hire more forensics coaches and encourage more communications majors into teaching at the secondary level. These are great ideas and wonderful programs. But, they are about as useful in equipping new coaches as MTV's 'Rock the Vote Campaign' ..."
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Lincoln Douglas Debate Article
Rethinking Judge Adaptations by Jason Baldwin -04/06
"That debaters should adapt to their judges has become almost a truism among debate coaches, especially among those concerned about the apparent indifference of many recent debaters to the clarity and persuasiveness of their speeches."
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Meet the Staff
Meet Heidi Christensen, NFL Alumni Director by Liz Leach -04/06
"If you are an NFL member, you'll have the chance to work with Heidi Christensen, a new addition to the National Office staff."
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Meet the Council
Meet Tommie Lindsey, Jr. and Brother Rene Sterner, FSC by Liz Leach -04/06
"Meet Council Members Tommie Lindsey, Jr. of James Logan High School in California and Brother Rene Sterner, FSC of La Salle College High School in Pennsylvania"
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