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Connecticut school shooting hangs like a dark cloud

I feel like there is a black cloud hanging over my head and I know I'm not alone. I haven't felt like this since Sept. 11, 2001. That feeling of needing to turn back time and change something. That feeling of being compelled to watch the news 24/7 as if that's the only thing I can do to get my fa...

Jared Felkins' Column: From the mouths of babes comes lots of encouragement

“Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.”

‘Tis the season for giving of ourselves

As many of us are ready or nearly ready to greet a visit from Santa Claus on Christmas morning, know there are still many others who cannot afford such a luxury.

Look at school shows something needs to be done

Students in hallways, closets, trailers, etc., all trying to learn; this is not the way it should be and not the way any parent should support as the definition of a quality education.

Sara McManamy-Johnson's Column: We led different lives minus cellphones

When I was in high school, a student could be expelled if she brought a cell phone on campus. The rationale, according to the school system, was that if a teenager had a cell phone or pager, he had to be up to no good. A few months ago, my husband – who works in retail – encoun...

Sara McManamy-Johnson's Column: Christmas excitement comes with new gadgets on market

I’m a geek. If it involves bits or bytes, I’m like a kid on that first tour of the town fire truck. I say this with absolutely no shame, because it has proven to be extremely useful in cases of computer viruses and other miscellaneous technological quandaries. As a geek, the ho...

Jared Felkins Column: Changes can be good, bad depending on number of calls

“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About t...