ORANGE —
No more sleeping late because school bells will ring and teachers will soon hand out assignments.
It is time for school.
It means the beginning for some young students while for others this will be the last year.
Education is becoming even more important as America tries to move past economic uncertainty.
Desire to learn and succeed starts at home. Students must want to learn and parents must be behind their children and push them to make the grades.
Parents are urged to get their kids excited about what they can do this year and the doors of success will open in the future.
None of us know what the future holds for our country and state but we must have an educated population who have the tools to advance.
The leaders of tomorrow are in the school hallways today.
Their success now will be all of our success later. The work may be considered hard now but students only have to turn on the news to have proof the work is well worth their time.
Opinion
Summer is officially over
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Snooping threat to the free press
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Life lessons from a trial lawyer
“I need a hero. I'm holding out for a hero ’til the end of the night.
He’s gotta be strong
And he’s gotta be fast
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Seizure of AP phone records an insult to independent press
Distrust of government secrecy has been elevated to an exceptional level with the disclosure the Justice Department covertly examined two months of Associated Press phone records to determine who leaked details to the AP about a foiled terrorist plot.
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We've become our own worst enemies
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Obama out to pass the blame once again
One big reason President Obama has had such a tough week is that, for once, nobody – not even members of his own party and his usually adoring press corps – is going to buy his standard line that anything wrong is due to “the mess I inherited.”
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Not returning calls is bad business
News out of Pinehurst Tuesday morning was alarming concerning a Beaumont business local city leaders are trying to contact over the phone.
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Flashbacks revive memories of a tragedy
I remember the day like it was yesterday – Dec. 15, 1967, a few minutes before 5 p.m. in Ironton, Ohio.
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A few 'tells' predict who will blow their money
During Kentucky Derby week, gambling was at the forefront of my life.
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The plot to make America fat
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Some baby names should never be used
Many years ago, I was at an event where former newspaper columnist and now author Dave Barry was signing copies of his latest book.
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