March is Reading Month offers a special opportunity for families to come together around the joy of books. It is a time when parents, guardians, and children can share stories, explore new worlds, and strengthen their connection through reading. Family involvement in literacy has a powerful ...
History doesn't always repeat itself, or even rhyme. People sometimes learn from experience, their own or others'. Example: Woodrow Wilson, a stubborn Southerner, refused to involve any Republicans, all Northerners in those days, in treaty negotiations after World War I. His treaty version, ...
One of the most pernicious and destructive cultural trends in the United States over the past 30 years or so has been the demonization of men and masculinity. This has taken many forms. Take, for example, the medicalization of boyish behavior in schools, which resulted in widespread ...
At a time 14 months ago when other governors were lambasting President Donald Trump on a variety of issues, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sat peacefully in the executive residence living room back in December of 2024 and revealed a secret that not only gave those other chief executives pause, it set ...
Alpena Community College recently hosted Chronicle of Higher Education reporter David Jesse for a campus visit to discuss the current state of higher education in Michigan. Widely acknowledged to be among the most informed observers of the higher education landscape nationally, Jesse launched ...
My last column in this space was abruptly cut off halfway through and mid-sentence. Here’s the rest of that sentence: “growth thereafter.” Hope that helps. What was I talking about? Oh, yeah, maturity. The sentence should read, “But we must do the hard work of pursuing…”. I ...