Columns & Editorials

Back to the Routine

News Staff
Thu, 08/08/2019 - 04:00
The Teachers’ Lounge It’s back to school season which can be good or bad depending on your perspective. The time has come for students and faculty to prepare for the swiftly approaching return to school. Most kids have probably had minimal, if any structure over the summer.

Poetic Justice

News Staff
Thu, 08/08/2019 - 04:00
Merriam-Webster defines poetry as writing that formulates a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience in language chosen and arranged to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm. Thank you MW, except that means nothing to me.

The Older I Get, the Bigger the “Family” Gets

News Staff
Thu, 08/01/2019 - 05:00
For the life of me, I don’t know what possesses extended members of my Mom’s side of the family to hold reunions ONLY in the summer. In August. In Texas. I know for a fact that there are at least four other months that could easily host a family reunion without roasting us all in the summer sun.

Opposition or Anxiety?

News Staff
Thu, 08/01/2019 - 05:00
The Teachers’ Lounge Our students come from a variety of living situations and backgrounds we educators may not be privy to. Extreme poverty, domestic violence, abuse, transiency and homelessness are very common in the lives of some students.

Circle, Circle, Dot, Dot, Dot

News Staff
Thu, 08/01/2019 - 05:00
Have you heard of FOMO? People all over the world are contracting FOMO faster than you can say ring around the rosie. It’s highly contagious. Not only is there no cure, but you can’t even manage the symptoms. There’s not even a homeopathic treatment available.

Things May Not Be What They Seem

News Staff
Thu, 07/25/2019 - 05:00
Oh, how time flies. Kids will be back to school in a matter of weeks. This year, I hope to encourage parents and grandparents to pay close attention to what and how their children and grandchildren are doing in school.

Grief School Dropout

News Staff
Thu, 07/25/2019 - 05:00
Confession: I have never been to any sort of therapy. Secondary confession: I truly believe every person, especially the one currently typing this column, could greatly benefit from professional help.

Prepare Them to Lead

News Staff
Thu, 07/18/2019 - 05:00
The ability to think critically has never been more important than it is today. The future well-being of the United States depends heavily on our current and future political, spiritual, business and academic leadership’s ability to think critically and make informed, thought-out decisions.

Harry in the Sky with Diamonds

News Staff
Thu, 07/18/2019 - 05:00
Good morning. Today, we have a co-columnist I’d like you to meet. Her name is Marsha James, my mom. You might remember her as the beautiful, tall redhead from the front counter at Settler’s in Forney, in the late 90’s. Her favorite word was fantastic.