When this column appears, I will have just arrived in Odesa, Ukraine. I want to see how Ukrainian soldiers and civilians are faring on the ground, as the country wages its counteroffensive against the Russian…

Last week my three brothers and I met for the first time in seven years. Husband Brian and I went to Vermont, where brothers Emerson and Angelo live. Mike is in Connecticut. Previously, we had…

Strategic planning is a vital process that provides a framework for operational planning, enabling organizations to fulfill their mission, vision, and meet the needs of stakeholders.  Allen Community College recognizes the significance of strategic planning…

I love teaching. But I hate grading. I am not alone in this. Most teachers, instructors and professors — from kindergarten to doctoral classes — embrace the daily work of being an educator: preparing lectures,…

LINCOLN, Vt. — The capital of Vermont — the state that often tops those “best states to move to avoid climate change” lists — was, until Tuesday afternoon, mostly underwater. Swollen by record-breaking rainfall, the…

Professional tennis players shake hands after their matches — except, in some noteworthy cases, when one participant is Ukrainian and the other either Russian or Belarusian. Got that? Tennis spectators are having trouble figuring it…

Set the goal, and work backward. That’s how big decisions get made. Otherwise, the details can be overwhelming. At Monday’s Iola Council meeting, Mayor Steve French said Iola needs to recycle its waste. “Do we…

It used to be you could get fired from a government job for being too prejudiced.  Now, in Sterling, Kansas, you get fired for not being prejudiced enough.  Last week, the town’s library board sacked…

A candidate for president of the United States recently said: “wokeness is a virus that is more dangerous than any pandemic.” Other politicians claimed that wokeness caused the collapse of more than one bank, with…

Burning fuel to move humans and goods by road produced about 6 billion tons of carbon dioxide in 2021, 16% of global energy-related emissions. If countries are to curb the increase in the world’s temperature,…