"A Mickey Mouse phone, red, yellow and white with big black eyes, sits on Tom Nebbia's desk beneath shelves of black-bound leather binders. the body of work from his 25 years as a National Geographic photographer."

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"You're taking a part of history without even knowing it," Nebbia says. "Until you're looking back."

An interview with former National Geographic photographer Tom Nebbia for the Times-News in April 2010.

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After losing her husband to lung cancer, Viola “Sis” Brevard feared the drive home from work. Marvin “Bud” Brevard was 76 at the time of his death, and the couple was married for almost 40 years.

“There are things you have to do, things you have to take care of,” she said. “We had the service to plan for and then other things after the funeral. It was so hard, yet you're just going through the motions because you're really in shock.”

This story was part of a year-long project on the effect of grief. Read her story here.

"For Rosa Martha Paniagua, teaching is a passion. Born in Mexico in 1960, she taught at a public elementary school for 20 years. She holds a degree in primary education and a bachelor's degree in mathematics, both from schools in Mexico.

"'For me, it was great to come to this country,' she said. 'A country with opportunities for my children.'

"However, when the family arrived, Rosa Martha couldn't speak any English. She could no longer teach and was working in a factory."

This was one part of a four-series project on literacy in Henderson County. Read the full story here.