July 15, 2013
NORRISVILLE - Theo has suggested that the nation of Dollport should consider annexing the region of Norris-ville. He suggested this during Eliza-beth's recently completed visit of Norrisville as Dollport's Secretary of Foreign Affairs. When Elizabeth talked with Theo's dolls about their relation-ship with Dollport, it became apparent that they considered themselves part of Dollport and did not know that the Dollport electorate considered their region a foreign country named Norris-ville. Eleanor's dolls, however, have not been considering themselves part of Dollport. Elizabeth arranged for a transcontinental simulcast of Dollport Radio News to explain the issue and for dialog between the Timsmen, Laursmen, and representatives of Eleanor and Theo's dolls. No one decided to call for an im-mediate vote for annexation, but no one express-ed opposition to merging the countries if the city of Dollport is relocated from Quilpué, Chile to the Norrisville area, and the name "Norrisville" for the region proved uncontroversial. ¶