Columns

We’ve all heard the phrase “desperate times call for desperate measures” — and nearly everyone sits in the “desperate” boat in this economy.
Families, businesses, corporations and non-profits are being hit hard in the midst of these tough economic times — newspapers included.

 You teach in a small community and suspect a student is being abused.

You want to report it, but you fear retaliation.

Can you come forward without the newspaper naming you as the accuser?

Or maybe you're a grandmother. You worry about the man your daughter is living with, in fact you're afraid of him. But you love your grandchildren, and you think they're being neglected.

Will you be able to report your suspicion without alerting your daughter's volatile and unstable boyfriend and jeopardizing your own safety?

 Sometimes when I'm surfing the web, my attention span drifts and I catch myself wondering about obscure tidbits of info such as, "Who invented the whoopee-cushion?" or "Who came up with the idea for Batman?" The usual stop for people who geek-out over random tidbits of info on obscure topics such as these is www.wikipedia.com.

What’s in a name 

One of the funniest memories I have of Amber is in my third year teaching.