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July 26, 2006 Staff Photo by Takaaki Iwabu
Alex White, 15, of Greenville, tries to tie a necktie in the state House page office in the Legislative Building after checking in with Grant Peaden of Fayetteville, left, and Pat Dougherty from Cullowhee. They were part of the weekly page program at the General Assembly; more than 40 high school students are hired to run errands for the lawmakers and their staff. 'I knew I could do it, but it wasn't there,' he said of his struggle with a tie. 'I even printed an instruction from the Internet and brought it with me.' In the end, he had a help from another page's mother and he was ready for orientation.
About This Project


Takaaki Iwabu
"No Ordinary Day" is a visual diary of the events, both large and small, that serve as milestones in people's lives. It debuted on March 24, 2002 and concluded on Aug. 29, 2007. We hope you continue to enjoy looking at our archive of “No Ordinary Day” images.


Travis Long
The column is a celebration of the struggles, triumphs and tears we experience as we travel from birth to death. Our goal was to document moments in time that might otherwise be missed; sometimes it's the tiniest incident in one's life that has the most profound effect. When on assignment for the column, we looked for that one photo that tells a whole story. Some are the result of a found moment we came across on our daily assignments or our daily existence. For others, we thought of a specific event, like a first haircut or last dance, and sought out a subject who might illustrate the idea.

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