By Anna Wilgenbusch ST. PAUL, Minn. (OSV News) — Jean Swenson was an ambitious 28-year-old teacher working with at-risk youth in Minneapolis when her life changed forever. As she drove a bus full of children back from an outing in 1980, she collided with a semitrailer. Swenson’s body was thrown into the windshield, the force […]
Posts from: September 2024
“We can’t change what happened in the past, but we can learn the truth of what did happen without fear or defensiveness.” —Linda Coombs Martha’s Vineyard Museum is a vital community organization continuously collecting information to share in order for us to move through the world with more clarity, cooperation, and kindness. We won’t all […]
From burritos on the beach to foraging for fungi in the foothills, here’s what California has to offer visitors.
Enes Kanter Freedom, a former NBA player, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, spoke about his life experiences around the world at Rice Feb. 27.
Many students have a teacher who went out of their way to offer support and motivation. For several Apollo High School students and alumni, that teacher was Catherine “Cat” Feldman. Over the final 2 months before Feldman passed away, a student-led effort was able to raise thousands of dollars and leave Feldman’s family extremely grateful.
With about 900 Taylor University students working on campus, many students have learned to navigate and balance their work, school and life boundaries.
Here’s what readers are saying in Wednesday’s letters to the editor.
The Wall Street veteran Jefferies CEO Richard Handle thinks that work-life balance is entirely achievable – even in the banking industry—but it’s up to you to make it happen.
As winter fades (quite rapidly this year) and spring emerges, trees undergo a fascinating transformation, signaling a new cycle of life.