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Lift your glass to Class of ‘13
High school graduation is a major accomplishment for some students. For others it’s one step closer to college – two-year, four-year or professional student. I, for one, don’t remember much from my high school graduation and it’s only through pictures that I recognize any members of my class.
READ MORERick Gray
A second language
One of the great fallacies in modern educational thought is the baseless assumption that the present generation – with its limited knowledge of the past and understanding of the present – can accurately forecast what skills and knowledge will be useful to a younger generation moving toward an inscrutable future.
READ MORECharlie Todd
Winning the election by a hair
In this space last May, we mentioned 26 potential candidates for the Republican nominee, one of whom will in all likelihood face Barack Obama in the Presidential election this fall. Of those named, all 26 are still alive and perhaps interested in the nomination, which may not be determined before the party’s Tampa convention in August.
READ MORERep. Randy Forbes
Three years later, did the stimulus work?
It was early 2009. The economy was in decline and the world was watching Washington to see what it would do. We need to jump start the economy, leaders in Washington said. We have to take strong measures in order to keep unemployment from rising, we heard.
READ MOREMichelle Collins-Robinson
Are you smarter than a fifth-grader?
In order to be promoted to or pass the fifth grade there are certain criteria that must be mastered. Such factors as reading and math commensurate with ability and social maturation as predictors of whether a student will be promoted. Amazingly, most adults have not mastered social maturation.
READ MORELt. Pete Hypes
Preparing for collapse
Whether they were on the roof or under it, in the collapse zone, four firefighters lost their lives in a restaurant fire that spread to an adjoining hotel in Houston Texas. The after-action report, though not out yet, will share valuable information about what went wrong.
READ MORERise and Shine in the Dogpound
Max does not like parking garages
Hello and welcome back to the beautiful and sometimes unusual Dogpound. Some months ago…about a year ago I wrote about my problems getting out of a garage parking lot. In that incident I had put my credit card in upside down and instead of just spitting it back out at me and telling me to try again, it decided to keep it.
READ MOREDr. Todd Reynolds
Tremor
A tremor is a shaking of a body part that is usually uncontrollable. It can happen in the hand or arm, the head, the leg, or even in the voice. Tremors of the hands are the most common.
READ MOREGardening With Gita
More is not necessarily better
Being nurturers by nature, one of the first reactions most gardeners have upon seeing a plant in distress, is to smother it with love by providing either water or fertilizer or both.
READ MORELeigh Burke
Transition to long-term care
The process of moving a loved one into assisted living or a skilled nursing facility is a difficult one. It is an emotional roller coaster for the person moving and the adult child. Most frequently, the adult child experiences guilt while the parent experiences sadness and/or fear over loss of independence.
READ MOREGena Lashley
Happy no school/Father’s Day
Well, this week is really one to celebrate isn’t it? We have the most anticipated week of the entire school year (the last one) and Father’s Day on Sunday. Whatever are we going to do with so much fun?
READ MOREAnthony Barnes
Menopause and weight gain in the midsection
Question of the Month: I expected to gain weight during menopause but I didn’t think that most of it would be in my midsection. This is not where I usually put on weight. Is there a reason for this?
READ MOREJohn Hall
The accidental journalist decides to take a break
My high school English teachers would certainly be amazed by my positive (I think?) contributions to this newspaper over the last three years. It has been a great deal of fun, and I must admit I have at times enjoyed those 15 seconds of fame.
READ MOREDr. Robert Owens
Can you see the vision?
A very impressive teacher once told me, “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” This has stuck with me for more than 30 years. From that day forward, I’ve made planning an important part of everything I do. I take it so seriously I plan to be spontaneous.
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