A while back a friend gave me a list of personal improvement items labeled “Common New Year Resolutions.” Now, you know that self-improvement is not just something to write down to start off the new year right, but is something to work on each day of our lives. This list contained 33 different actions that, when put into action, would certainly improve any of our lives. While viewing this list you will find that some are much more important than others, but each one can be used to improve our…

Do you ever get down-in-the-mouth because of some of the mundane tasks that you have to do each day or each week? If you do, I have something to share with you that may change your perspective. We don’t appreciate the sunshine until it’s rained or been cloudy for several days in a row. We don’t appreciate good health until we have spent several days in the sick bed or a hospital. We don’t appreciate having enough money to pay all of our bills until we have been through some…

When I began this column back in 1995, I made a commitment to you and to all the others who have read my column over the years. The commitment is that I would always have your best interest at heart, and that I would always try to offer one or more possible solutions to any problem or opportunity that I would discuss. I am proud to say that this still holds true today. The title for this column is “My Answer to Failing Schools.” I just want to make it…