By Javan Rowe Fear is an interesting emotion because we all experience it, yet many of us choose to ignore it. I cannot recall ever discussing my greatest fears with my buddies; it is something we simply do not do. Our kids, though, are often more open about what makes them afraid. As a […]
By Christy Barritt Parent Thrown Out of Common Core Meeting A man in Ellicott City, Maryland was arrested after asking a question during a pubic forum meeting of the Maryland State Department of Education in Baltimore County. The meeting was about the Common Core curriculum—a new set of federal standards that will be applied […]
By Tom Cash I woke up around 4 a.m. as my Uncle Bob passed two trucks. He began drifting toward the left into the median. Assuming he fell asleep, I called his name. He did not respond. Bob couldn’t respond; he died at the wheel. The car went off I-80, became airborne, flipped, and landed upright […]
By Kelly Carr Last year Americans paid more than $400 million to be frightened. That is the estimated 2012 U.S. ticket sales of movies in the horror genre. Whether you like to watch scary films or not, most of us approach fear differently when it is very real and threatening our own lives. Fear […]
By Jacqueline J. Holness Aside from the summer months, Christmas is “the most wonderful time of the year” to me. Although the sky tends to be the dreariest shade of gray and the bare trees are a visual testament to nature’s hibernation during this season, I don’t notice them as much because of the […]
