Rule number one of police work: cops are going out into something similar to a war zone, and there is nothing their families can do about it but pray that they come home.
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Top Ten Most Annoying Christmas Songs
If you are listening to one of those all Christmas music radio stations, you are bound to come across some of these clunkers.
Read More »And Then He Told Us It Was Raining: Michael Brown in Ferguson and Eric Garner in Staten Island Provide a Seminal Moment
Americans daily and the international community of nations have taken note, and even a country like North Korea can scoff at America when it comes to human rights – America has loss its moral standing in the world.
Read More »Thanksgiving – Being Thankful Today and Everyday
If you are gathering with one or one hundred people today, you definitely have something for which to be grateful.
Read More »Classroom Environment Is a Key Element for Student Success
It is up to educators to brighten up their spaces and make them relevant to the subject matter they teach with the goal being to highlight student achievement and maximize their learning potential.
Read More »Veteran’s Day – Make Time to Get to Know a Veteran
“Thank you” may not seem like enough, but it’s the least any civilian can do for the men and women who have made it possible for us to live life as we do here in this country.
Read More »Daylight Saving Time – One Hour Can Change Everything
The problem is that after being on one “time” for eight months, we are thrust into a different one, making us all time travelers whether we like it or not.
Read More »Mo’ne Davis Throws Out First Pitch in World Series – A Glimpse of Things to Come?
Thank you, Mo’Ne Davis, because of you the meaning of the words “You throw like a girl” will never be the same again.
Read More »Oregon’s Ballot Measure 86: Shock Doctrine Comes as Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing
Measure 86 is proposing that the government of Oregon change its constitution to allow the state to go into debt to banks.
Read More »Vape Craze or Counter-Culture?
For those of us relatively new to the concept, “vaping” is when someone uses a device, like an e-cigarette, that heats up liquid which turns into water vapor that is then inhaled just as you would with a cigarette.
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