Saluting Direct Support Professionals
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in a series of outreach columns from the Champaign County Board of Developmental Disabilities.In September, we take some time...
The todays and yesterdays of September
In some ways September is one of the more confusing months of the year. Even as we thirst for a cozy cup of hot...
On her own terms
With education the topic of my two most recent articles, it is more than appropriate that I pay belated respects to a truly committed...
In their own words
Last week I referred to the opinions of several educators in current service. They expressed such care and concern for their students - today...
Pastor: Dobbs ‘ruling made me weep for joy’
On June 24th, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled the only constitutional rights that exist are those expressly stated in the Constitution,...
Just let us teach!
As I entered the first-grade classroom at Concord the day after Labor Day in 1955, I found myself stepping into my future. Concerns on...
Living over the store
Recently the phrase, “living over the store,” sailed unsolicited through my brain. I couldn’t remember hearing or reading this idiom for a really long...
It’s what we do!
Group-wise, my siblings and I predictably share numerous characteristics, resulting from nature/nurture influences, I would suspect. As citizens, we contribute appropriately to society. We...
All the info that’s fair to print
I am now in possession of the Official 2022 Premium Book of the 181st Champaign County Fair. In other words, my sister dropped off...
Reading for real
A personal confession: I am a binge reader. Recently it was a steady diet of historical novels set in Europe during WW2, until I...
