Q. I just got my first job. I鈥檓 excited because I can use the money. Imagine my surprise when I got my first check and all sorts of deductions were taken out. Why do I need to pay taxes? I鈥檓 too young to vote. Doesn鈥檛 that equal the 鈥渢axation without representation鈥� that started the ...
One of my education professors built an entire course around one uncomfortable idea: too often, we are not taught how to think. We live 鈥渟timulus-response lives.鈥� He said most people walk into a room, hang their brains on a hook, and don鈥檛 question anything. In retrospect, he might have ...
In April 1861, following the firing on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, S.C., and the start of the American Civil War, Edward G. Roddy, editor of the Uniontown Genius of Liberty newspaper, wrote, "Amidst the civilizations of the 19th century, we are on the very brink of ruin, despotism, and ...
When I first wrote this column in 2005, I ran a feature where I shared wonderful teen activities. It was a vehicle for me to show our community a side of teens they may be missing. It蘑菇视频 been a while since I did so, but this week I feel our current teens have earned the affirmation. This ...
I was scrolling the other day and came across a man named Robert Arnold on TikTok. He was talking about crayons. His verbal essay stopped me cold. He was describing a 128-count box of Crayola crayons. As a kid, that wasn鈥檛 just a box. That was success, and the fancy names of the colors were ...
Last week蘑菇视频 column received several responses. Here are a few. Q. Your column last week made me think. My mom and dad split up when I was 10 and mom was alone for a while. Then she met and married my stepdad. I pushed back at her 鈥� and him 鈥� at first. I think I was just a scared ...
