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Haukeness: Why are we so concerned about test scores?

The district received our state test scores showing the growth and achievement of our students this month. As a parent and a long-time educator, I know that each of our students is so much m...

DATE: Aug 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education Update

Ignore nature, and live beyond your means

“To everything there is a season ...” So says the Biblical writer of Ecclesiastes. Hinduism, Buddhism and other Eastern religions impart a similar wisdom that speaks to the seasonal natu...

DATE: Aug 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Thoughts Along The Way

Parker: Saying goodbye to a soldier and soul singer

PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. – Ecclesiastes tells us that there’s a time to mourn and a time to dance, but lately I can hardly find time to mourn – and I’m dancing as fast as I can. These...

DATE: Aug 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Kathleen Parker

James: Keep forging ahead

Seems like we’ve had our share of “tribulation” – winter drought followed by summer fire – but through it all,with the help of dedicated firefighters and a slightly more generous weather pa...

DATE: Aug 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Watch Yore Topknot

Mayor Sheek: removing graffiti part of city’s cleanup plan

At council’s direction, Planning and Zoning has ramped up efforts in recent years to get property owners to repair or tear down unsafe structures, clean up property and remove weeds. ...

DATE: Aug 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: From the Mayor

Rigney: Sen. Gardner, act now to preserve the LWCF

At Osprey – a leading manufacturer of outdoor gear employing over 115 people in the U.S. – we believe that adventure is open to everyone. Nowhere does that feel more true than in...

DATE: Aug 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Guest Columns

Lessons of the 416 Fire show how our approach to wildfires has evolved

The 416 Fire shows how our approach to wildfires has evolved

DATE: Aug 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's travels

MILBANK: Down badly at halftime, Trump declares victory

WASHINGTON – This is a grim moment for President Trump and his team. A Trump-boosting Republican member of Congress has been indicted on charges of insider trading – from the Whi...

DATE: Aug 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dana Milbank

Learning, growing can start with a good snack

It’s shocking that despite all the medical advances over the last century, today’s children are expected to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. A big contributor to this probl...

DATE: Aug 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Healing Nutrition

Samuelson: The triumph of downward mobility

WASHINGTON – It’s an axiom among many Americans that each future generation will live better than its predecessor. New technologies, greater efficiencies and a can-do spirit will reward us w...

DATE: Aug 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Robert Samuelson

The Hammond brothers’ journey west to Rico

Editor’s note: This is the first of two Looking Back columns about the Hammond brothers. Part 2 is scheduled to publish in The Journal on Sept. 7.By James Hammond I was born i...

DATE: Jul 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Looking back

Parker: Feeling sorry for Trump? That’s the plan

WASHINGTON – Two distinct realities coexist in the nation’s capital with the approximate compatibility of oil and water. There’s the reality of 4.1 percent economic growth, full e...

DATE: Jul 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Kathleen Parker