When asked about Labor Day, I suspect most people immediately think about the benefits of having a three-day weekend in early September. It's a day off! It's time to head out of town or go fishing or have a barbecue or go swimming or wrap up summer in some other fashion. But I've been ...
Although many grade school students in our area have been in school for a week or two, many of our college students are gearing up to get back to classes. It's been a personal journey for me this year, seeing family members at various points of their secondary education careers. I see the ...
About a year ago, I had the chance to talk to some local fifth-graders at a career day. As an introduction, I handed out a number of copies of the newspaper. It captivated the attention of the students as they flipped through the pages, looking at the photos and reading some of the stories. ...
Whether heading to kindergarten for the first time or getting ready for that senior year of high school, most students in Northern Utah will be back in the classroom in the next week, which is why I think this is a great time to talk about our public school system. Having access to ...
Embracing change can be an interesting challenge. In general, I would say that I’m someone who doesn’t mind getting comfortable and not having things changed to dramatically. That doesn’t mean that there isn’t a time when I felt like change was valuable, either in my career or in my ...
Even though it’s been a few years, I still remember the excitement when I was growing up of knowing that it was almost time for the county fair. Since we lived relatively close, going to the fair was an annual tradition. I still remember wandering through the animal pens to see the 4H ...
