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Every school shooting is tragic, including the recent massacre in Uvalde, Texas. Predictably, politicians and pundits are quick to politicize the issue to suit their personal or political agendas, while not offering any thoughtful analysis or potential solutions. Despite President Joe Biden’s assertions, mass shootings are not exclusive to America. The worst 5 mass shootings …

THE EYES HAVE IT – Another mass school shooting –Are there potential solutions? Read More »

 The nation is in turmoil and the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas adds more flames to the burning issues that swirl around gun control, Roe vs. Wade abortion,  crime on the streets,  defund the police efforts, the worst inflation in decades, and thousands of  immigrants pouring across the southern border of the United States unchecked. …

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In 1997, Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich advised that year’s graduates to “Wear Sunscreen.” Humanities professor Neil Postman once told a graduating class they must choose between being Athenians or Visigoths, urging them to use education to cultivate a fulfilling life. Iconic contemporary novelist David Foster Wallace went viral with a commencement speech entitled “This …

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Snow arrived, better late than never. Eastern Slope wheat farmers must be ecstatic with wheat prices hovering in the $12 a bushel price range.  Wheat is in short supply with India halting wheat exports and Ukraine’s wheat off the market.  Russian wheat is not welcome in many markets, so wheat, corn, and soybeans are at …

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The summer before your first year in college is significant, and it’s no secret. This is a time to prepare for the future while still having a good time with your friends during your final moments in your hometown. We all know I love a good plan, so I decided to make goals for myself …

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“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes” is a quote attributed to Mark Twain. In the political and economic world, this maxim is proving true, as we are witnessing today. The misery index is one such bit of history, dating back to the Carter presidency in the late 1970s. Calculated by adding the unemployment …

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Giving zeros to students who fail to complete work seems to make sense – if no work is submitted, a teacher cannot rationally assign points. However, in a point-based grading system, a few zeros can mathematically eliminate a student from ever passing a class. In a philosophical way, such a punitive structure may not make …

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The big news of this past week was the annual Cancer League of Colorado’s Hope Ball, “Celebrating Life.” It was a real celebration, “Dedicated to the ones we love.” with a  huge “sell-out” ballroom crowd at the Aurora- Conference Center across from the famed University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Under the steadfast leadership of …

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The war rages on in Ukraine with no end in sight.  Missiles have been launched from a Russian submarine in the Black Sea. Modern technology can track that missile path and with some American ingenuity a Ukrainian missile could sink that submarine.  It is quite possible that the Ukrainian forces could do some counterattacks on …

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