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Never in my life can I recall having anxiety about the fate of our nation. As I consider our splintered attitudes, I fear that the moral...

Imagine if . . . Texas had enough money to update all public schools, pay salaries appealing enough to catch the eye of the brightest and...

Some of you may already know that Chris and I backed out of the offer we made on a cute little house. Today, I write about our latest...

At the risk of offending friends and family, I post this fictional and foolish letter. My intention, to poke fun at a serious topic,...

I love this country. I value the fact that due to no effort or wisdom on my part I grew up in the United States. This country has been...

In my entire life, I only had one serious enemy. My foe, Johnny Cain, had enormous blue eyes and sandy hair. Each afternoon, while...

As a lifelong educator, hearing the term “school to prison pipeline” causes me to cringe. Imagining lines of young Black males walking...

I heard someone claim, “You can’t lead from the sidelines.” While looking for the author of this quote, I found the following words from...

Every Sunday, the members of our church sing two important phrases. “This is the time we’ve been waiting for. We are the ones we’ve been...

Like “walking dead” zombies, we sometimes stumble around without seeing the beauty surrounding us, without caring for ourselves or...