2013 is a milestone year for Boy Scout Troop 49 as we celebrate the Troop’s Fiftieth Anniversary. We thank the Oakland Public Library for allowing us to share our Troop’s history in this venue. Come see the exhibit during the month of September! Troop 49 was founded in 1963 and […]
Park Meeting Round-Up – September meeting Disclaimer: These are not the official minutes of the meeting, only a recollection of the highlights. Oakland is one step closer to having a brand new park. Last night was a very exciting meeting which continued to demonstration the Great Spirit found within Oakland; […]
American schools are flailing – that is not a typo. The educational industry in America, and many elected officials, are flailing their arms crying how America’s educational system is failing. These cries of woe have led to new implementations such as the Common Core Standards; more frequent standardized testing being […]
The Silence of Murder Dandi Daley Mackall In small-town Grain, Ohio the murder of high school baseball coach, John Johnson, is very big news. And the only suspect is Hope Long’s brother, 19-year-old Jeremy. Jeremy’s lawyer thinks that their only defense is a “Guilty by Insanity” plea, but Hope is […]
Need a Vacation from Vacation Preparation By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist I was extremely fortunate last month to take an overseas trip. I’ve done this often since I was little since my mother is foreign-born. I even have an old, laminated list of must-haves for my suitcase. But […]
