Four-day week won’t fix school’s problems
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Four-day week won’t fix school’s problems

As a graduate of Franklin County Schools, I’ve always valued my time as a Seahawk. For years, I envisioned moving back home, building my career, starting a family, and sending my kids to the same public schools I attended. But given the direction things are heading, that vision is starting to fade.  There’s a lot…

Drowning in decisions
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Drowning in decisions

Here’s something that can make us miserable if we let it: too many decisions! Social scientist Barry Schwartz says Americans are becoming less happy because we’re allowing ourselves to be overwhelmed by too many choices. His groundbreaking idea, originally published in his 2004 book The Paradox of Choice, has been echoed by recent studies. Researchers…

Department of Education should be ‘DOGE-ed’
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Department of Education should be ‘DOGE-ed’

The swamp is not drained yet, but the water is getting low enough for us to see all the slithery inhabitants. One of the government agencies that needs to be abolished is the Department of Education. The top-heavy educrats, who have overseen the downward spiral in our education system’s results, should go. For context, the…

Our nation needs to ask itself questions
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Our nation needs to ask itself questions

There are so many times in an individual life when it is necessary, though not necessarily compelling nor comfortable, to ask “Who am I now?” There are times when a young nation struggling to find itself needs to ask “Who are we now?” Our current political environment seems to cry out for that question to…