In what feels like a long time ago in a galaxy far away, I was in my first musical. It was seventh grade, and we presented “Oliver!” on stage at school. It was a magical experience that I remember to this day! Some students made the scenery and props, and some helped with costumes, hair, ...
Rates of anxiety have risen sharply around the world in recent decades. Nearly half of U.S. adults are reporting symptoms. Also, diagnosed anxiety among adolescents jumped 61% in the last ten years. My contention: To maintain a joyful heart in this broken world, we need a very important ...
There are some tools in a classroom that feel small-but the carry extraordinary impact. A pencil is one of them. It is the first instrument of self-expression. The bridge between imagination and paper. The quiet companion to every math problem solved, every spelling word written out, and every ...
Valentine's Day will not be your usual chocolate and/roses sweetie day. Nope. The NFL will be hosting Super Bowl LXI that day at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Personally, I think that Michiganders will be glued to the TV that day because this IS finally the year that the Detroit Lions will be playing in the NFL's most coveted event. Looking at the talent level, the schedule, and the head coach, the Detroit Lions have the makings of a championship football team this year. So, the prediction here is heading into their bye week, the Lions should be 4-1 and after the ...
The Alpena News recently published a press release from the office of Congressman Bergman bemoaning the causes and effects of the Canadian wildfires. He cast blame. Nowhere is thick smoke thicker, the density of dense thought denser, a dim light dimmer than in a political office contriving a ...
While on vacation recently with a group of new friends, we talked about some of the choices we have made in our lifetime. Each had an interesting story to tell, and it reminded me of one of the more emotional choices Diane and I ever faced, and that was moving from Michigan to Ohio. The ...
