By James B. Daniels IF EVER THERE WAS A MAN who was always at the wrong place at the wrong time, it was Hemy Wirz. Wirz has become infamous as the commander of Camp Sumter, better known as Andersonville, the most notorious of all Civil War prison camps. Heinrich Hartmann Wirz, as he was originally [...]
With these surefire guidelines, students can boost their scores on the new generation of standardized assessments Today, many standardized tests require more than multiple choice; students are asked to provide written answers to open-ended questions. Integrate these 10 test-taking strategies into your regular curriculum, and get students prepared to take on the tests and come [...]
By Morgan Felchner State legislatures across the country are facing a challenge that will impact their congressional districts and those around the nation: redistricting. In forty-four states, the legislatures are responsible for redrawing the congressional districts, and whoever has the majority in the state House or Senate at that time could influence which party has [...]
Party Control: Republican Republican: 232 Democrat: 202 Independent: 1 All 435 seats in the House of Representatives are up for re-election this year and Democrats need a net gain of 15 to take the majority. Although so many races are up for re-election only a handful are competitive, and open seats dominate the top of [...]
Party Control: Republican Republican: 55 Democrat: 44 Independent: 1 This year thirty-three U.S. senate seats are up for re-election. Of those, 15 are currently Republican-held seats, 17 Democratic and one independent (Vermont’s U.S. Sen. Jim Jeffords). There are four open seats, one is the seat currently held by retiring GOP U.S. Sen. Bill Frist, one [...]
It’s an oxymoron. Although homicides and robberies sky-rocketed this past summer in Newark, Mayor Gory Booker says his highly touted anti-crime Safe Summer Initiative made this the safest summer in more than a decade for the residents in the city. In an interview with the Amsterdam News, Booker said he is committed to reducing the [...]
IT will be able to look into the future and its success will be measured by accessibility To the extent that it’s possible, I’m declaring today the beginning of recorded history in information technology. On this day, the phrase “inforrTiation technology,” abbreviated IT, came into being as shorthand for electronic devices that aid humans in [...]
Internship programs at two prestigious venues offer students and early career pros a wealth of opportunities. As every job applicant knows (or finds out in a hurry), entry into the business of the arts is subject to the same catch-22 as any other job search: Every job wants an experienced applicant and you can’t get [...]
With a few noteworthy exceptions, people who meet Richard McNair tend to find him likable. He typically has an engaging and relaxed manner, chatty and unhurried; a former employer characterized him as having “an outgoing, lovable personality.” When McNair was younger, women were drawn to him because he was good-looking: six feet tall, wiry and [...]
I remember Ricky was a lean boy with dark eyes and an army-surplus folding shovel. When the spring melt got rolling I would ride my bike two miles and meet him at the twin culverts that channeled Beaver Creek, under Beaver Creek Road. My father’s farm was all swamp and flatland, leaving me easily bewitched [...]