Where did our civility, courtesy go?
These days, it seems like there is antagonism everywhere you look. Our politicians, local and above, engage in bitter partisan...
Be proud but responsible
Throughout the last year, we’ve seen numerous protests against symbols of the United States. There have been criticisms of the...
Please, let’s learn about net neutrality
As I have mentioned in many columns, the Internet and related technologies have massively changed how we live our lives....
College time brings excitement, stress
The season has come again for talk of college and applications – millions of students writing applications and hopefully waiting...
Should voting be required?
In my social studies class this last week, I was reminded of an issue that comes up after every election...
How old should candidates be?
The other day, I heard an interesting thing that made me both hopeful but somewhat skeptical. With a huge number...
What a homecoming game it was!
During the last few years, it’s been an annual tradition of mine and of many others at my high school...
Oxford comma an English dilemma
With back-to-school comes textbooks, worksheets and writing reports, language-arts classes go over the parts of speech, and English rules are...