A Tale of Two Fires
“Greatest Fire in History Ravages Napa County” read the headline in the St. Helena Star. Only this was not the terrible 2017 fires, nor the August 2020 fire, nor the devastating Glass Fire just controlled. It was the Hanley Fire, and headline is from the Star for September 16, 1964. It is a lesson, Napa […]
Don’t Let Your High School Buddies Grow Up to Be Supreme Court Contenders
The stakes of the presidential election are huge and global. The results may determine the future of public health, the republic, even the planet. The stakes of the presidential election are also peculiar and personal, especially for me. The results may determine which of two old friends—my fellow editors on our high school newspaper—ends up […]
Beacon of Hope: Non-Classroom Based, Independent Study Programs
When historians one day look back at 2020 they will detail the fear and the challenges. They will also explore how our normal moved to shelter in place, leading to the disruption of public education as well as the shift of the American workforce to stay at home. They will also detail the public education […]
Election Security
As time ticks toward Election Day, there is much anticipation throughout America. From coast to coast Americans of all political parties have been voting for the next President of the United States and other candidates and measurers the past few days. Republicans and Democrats and all the other political parties listed in your ballot. Political […]