Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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Life’s purpose: Ripples
By Charles D. Hayes If you ask people how they would like to be remembered, you will likely be met
The hidden tax of social media
Charles Hayes The pace of change has always delineated differences among generations. As often as not, each generation longs for
Education for Civilization’s Sake
By Charles Hayes “Education is a defense against culture,” said educator and critic Neil Postman. An education that doesn’t
Atticus Finch vs. Atticus Finch
Harper Lee’s shocking revelation in Go Set a Watchman offers us an extraordinary learning opportunity. Set 20 years after
The perils of preferred reality
By Charles D. Hayes The universe is visibly menacing. Our lives were made possible only because of freakish cosmic catastrophes.
Self-assertiveness vs. submissiveness
By Charles D. Hayes When flipping through the cable TV channels, it’s not unusual to find a pride of
Are we worthy of military’s sacrifices?
Any country that can’t see to it that all of its citizens have adequate health care without constant whining
‘American Sniper’ takes on democracy
By Charles D. Hayes Whether intended or not, one of the most successful war movies in decades very subtly makes
Developing bias is what brains do
By Charles D. Hayes A primary function of the human brain is to record an accurate snapshot of reality so
Not the country I grew up in
By Charles D. Hayes Now in my eighth decade, I find that my confidence in America’s future no longer
Getting ready for the big change-out
If you were to die in the next 10 minutes, are there things your surviving family members would need to
The Internet and lynch mob politics
A great strength of the Internet is its ability to bring people together, and this, ironically is also a great