There’s a street running the full length of Manhattan between Broadway and Fifth, commonly called “Mad Ave,” the source of hundreds of advertising agencies which live, breath, and talk of little else than what new device might sell things — any things. If you recall, a few years back ...
Children grow and develop at different rates, but most will meet many milestones between ages 3 and 5 that will prepare them for kindergarten. Developmental milestones can help to identify if a child may have a delay in specific areas including communication, motor skills, problem solving, ...
Cirque du Soleil was founded in 1984, focusing on human acrobatic performances beyond imagination in a high energy atmosphere filled with music, lights, and high tech visual mediums that tell a story. It is a human circus that leaves audiences smiling, energized, and feeling like they are ...
“Every kid is one caring adult away from being a success story.‚“ — Josh Shipp Potential lives within every kid. Yet, more than 8.5 million kids are still in need of someone who will stand in their corner. Today’s youth face a variety of challenges and a much more complex world. ...
There are times when for all our sakes restraint is necessary - in this case, for any object that's expensive, dangerous, noisy - and air polluting. It's impossible to figure out the rationale behind the huge sales of gas guzzlers and pick-up trucks - especially when we face increasing global ...
What did you learn today? What mistake did you make that taught you something? What did you try hard at today? These are some questions that give emphasis to a growth mindset. Showing children that you value effort, are motivated by challenges, and see mistakes as learning opportunities ...
Michigan Tech just hosted its Fall Career Fair, hosting over 371 recruiting organizations. With over 1,200 recruiters looking to fill talent needs, the conversation arises each year about the importance of the student’s grade point average (GPA) when they search for a co-op, internship or ...
OK, folks, here it comes — something that has been bugging us ever since we started glancing back to a world we grew up in, and what it’s become thanks to a single word: pollution. The word has been derived from a Latin word meaning “to make dirty.” Currently, it’s defined as ...
It is September, and all of our school districts have the excitement of starting a new year. There are many eager faces walking into our local buildings and around 600 hardworking teachers, support staff and administrators to greet them and to help each student reach their potential. Every ...
Fall brings cool evenings and the igniting of nature's festival of colors in the Keweenaw. It also brings a robust recruiting season as professionals from corporations across the nation descend on our small community. They are seeking the talented students that Michigan Tech and the surrounding ...
We’re getting close to that exciting time of year, depending on who you ask, when our children will be returning to school. Routines will change along with pedestrian traffic, bus traffic and parent traffic, and school speed zones will all come into play. A time change will also soon be ...
The ideal family is usually composed of a father, a mother & kids. Here’s a sort of light-hearted compilation regarding that necessary congregation: An elderly woman and her little grandson, whose face was sprinkled with freckles, spent the day at the zoo; there lots of children were ...
Two years ago, the Copper Country ISD started a listening and presentation tour on the status of career and technical Education (CTE). Many local school principals wanted more offerings for their students. Many local businesses were worried their work force was aging and that there was not ...
As police officers, we often field a wide range of questions from citizens regarding laws, our procedures, civil processes, criminal procedings, crime trends and various other things. We also end up getting questions about the weather. I don’t know why, but we get the calls. You may be ...
Impossible to press into a single column, but here’s a sample from just one person reflecting on a disaster affecting our lives forever: July 2, 2018 — Seems like ancient history since the first of the flood disasters began - starting Sunday morning, June 24, when I happened to glance ...
On average, students lose two months of reading skills over their summer break. This is due to what is called, “The Summer Slide.” Students, parents, and teachers work hard all year to build students’ reading abilities. By spending as little as 20 minutes each day, you can turn the ...
Have you considered becoming a foster parent, but feel you may not qualify? It’s possible you may have heard one of many myths regarding becoming a foster parent that lead to this assumption. Did you know that our local communities in the UP have an ongoing need for loving foster homes? ...
It was 5 a.m., and it had been raining and thundering all night long. Then in an instant, the house shook like it had been hit by a bolt of lightening, followed by an explosion. Waking from a sound sleep, my wife and I rushed to the other side of the house, peering into our living room ...
In one of her comic monologs back in the 1980s, Phyllis Diller said, “I went to Hollywood hoping to become a star overnight - because I heard that’s how it’s done, overnight.” The audience roared; it was popularly known about such transactions made to “make it” in that Sin ...
The Miss America Organization announced this week that it will no longer judge women on their “outward physical appearance.” To that end, the swimsuit competition is gone. “We are no longer a pageant,” Gretchen Carlson, the group’s head, explained. “Miss America will represent a new ...