We continue to implement Building Assets, Reducing Risks (BARR) at Southview, the Middle School, and at the High School. I’m impressed at the simple, but effective, strategies BARR brings to the table to help us look at some new protocols to use data we have. This helps us to have a better ...
Easter is unique among holidays in that it skips around on the calendar. It depends on the vernal equinox and a full moon. Regardless, it comes in spring. Which is perfect. New life, resurrection, birth, greening of nature: all of a piece. There was one Easter morning in history. But we ...
To the editor: It was with sadness that I learned of the passing of Ed Carberry. Dr. Carberry, although not a large man, was a towering presence in the hall and chemistry classrooms of SMSU. He will be remembered for his exuberance, enthusiasm, and passion for teaching chemistry. He was an ...
To the editor: Its been 51 years since Roe v Wade, and I am still amazed at the blasé / ‘apathetic attitude’ our society places on this carnage. There are probably several reasons for this attitude; primary of course is that we don’t take God seriously. Another would be that we ...
To the editor: I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the Marshall Tigers girls head coach Dan Westby and assistant coaches Stephanie Bot, Brian Liebfried and Alex Cleppe. The respect and devotion you show these girls is absolutely remarkable. A good coach is always more than ...
To the editor: The Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution) addresses the rights of citizens and the limitations of their government’s power. Originally, the Bill of Rights did not speak to these principles in regard to individual states. This changed after the Civil ...