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LLOYD: The key to increasing peace on earth

We've probably all heard the words of the 60-year-old Christmas song, "Let There Be Peace on Earth." According to multiple sources, the song was written by Jill Jackson Miller and Sy Miller in 1955, and was first introduced at a youth retreat and sung by the International Children's Choir. ...

MOORE: Why Johnny can’t read

Reading and math scores are abysmal across the country, as national testing results keep documenting. Illiteracy rates are rising: The number of 16- to 24-year-olds reading at the lowest literacy levels increased from 16% in 2017 to 25% in 2023, according to data from the National Center for ...

Guest opinion: Measles vaccine changed the world for the better

This is to encourage everyone to get their own and their child’s measles vaccination. Parents, please make this a priority for your children. I know that my letter will not be well received by those opposed to vaccines, but I feel because of my personal experience with the measles disease, it ...

Guest opinion: US failure to stop Russia in Ukraine war

When did we (the U.S.) stop wearing the white hat? Time for me to write about the Ukraine-Russia war and put my two cents in. I believe most of us acknowledge that the people most deserving and warranted for using the word 'sacrifice' belong to our women and men of the armed forces, law ...