If only this thing called parenting had come with a manual. It is undeniably one of the hardest jobs on the planet. Because every child and every parent is different, there is no one set of instructions that works every time. Having raised two boys, now grown and in college, and having spent most of […]

Army Sgt. Jamie D. Jarboe, 27, of Frankfort, Ind., died March 21, 2012 in Topeka, Kan., from wounds suffered on April 10, 2011 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. Army Spc. Dennis P. Weichel Jr., 29, of Providence, R.I., died March 22 in Laghman province, Afghanistan, from […]

Recently, the principal of Morse High School allowed the local police department to bring drug-sniffing dogs into the school to search the student body for narcotics. These drug dogs are trained in detecting narcotics. They are also used by traffic cops to establish probable cause to search a vehicle if the drug dog hints at […]

To the editor: It’s that time of year again! The snow is melting, the syrup is running, and Brunswick and Mt. Ararat high schools are gearing up for one of their most contentious competitions of the year: Stuff the Bus! For some years now, the Brunswick and Mt. Ararat chapters of the National Honor Society […]