January 02, 2009
Education: Redefining the struggle
Marion School District 2 Superintendent Nathaniel Miller says its time to readdress education ...
Eckstrom says 2009 is time to make changes
We all know that the New Year is a time for new beginnings, an opportunity for fresh starts ... how about at the state level?
December 28, 2008
A holiday story worth reading
This has been a holiday season filled with negative news. From the problems on Wall Street to those on Main Street, all we’ve heard these past months is that people are losing their money, their homes, and their jobs ...
December 18, 2008
Rising above difficulties: The Obama effect
Whether one agrees with the politics or not, the meteorial rise of President-elect Obama is an interesting story in itself. This article is not about the man’s politics; it is about his story and ability to rise above some pretty difficult situations to achieve perhaps for many that unreachable goal – the President of the United States.
October 02, 2008
Take the bully by the horns
Marion School Districts 1 and 2 have been using three different anti-bullying curricula in grades three through 12.
As a facilitator for the anti-bullying program, I have been working with seven different schools between both districts for two of those years.
Survival depends on getting along
“Can we all just get along” should encourage us to collaborate, create, explore and produce a more vibrant Marion County with a high functioning educational system that will prepare our children for the twenty-first century and global world in which we live. Remember together we can.
