Where in the United States was your teacher born? Lake Placid Elementary students are learning social studies in a unique way. ...more

May 8, 2009

In this season of political polarization, it is rare to find a massive issue on which we all agree. But thar' she blows! From sea to shining sea and across the political spectrum, Americans love whales. Polls conducted over the past decade consistently show overwhelming majorities of Republicans, Democrats and Independents want these magnificent creatures protected for future generations; voters of all persuasions and subgroups - from rural, conservative GOP-types, to urban, liberal Democrats - want our government to take action to end resurgent commercial whaling by Japan, Iceland and Norway. ...more

September 15, 2008

The English colonists were grateful to live to see their first harvest in the New World. Prayers were as important as food that Thanksgiving. ...more

November 18, 2007