For most Americans, life is returning slowly but steadily to the way it was prior to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.Seeing a person wearing a mask is much less common, pessimism about COVID-19 is giving way to increased confidence that the battle against the prolonged scourge is on the ...
WASHINGTON - In 1994, President Clinton’s certitudes included these: By 2000, America’s high school graduation rate would be 90 percent (it is still not) and students would be among the world’s best in math and science (they are not). Such blithe thinking frequently caused Sen. Daniel ...
In fourth grade, I began preparing for what I thought might be my life’s work. Three uncles and my mother’s father had all been musicians. My journey started with a pair of drumsticks given to me by my Aunt Mildred. Within a very short time, I had graduated from lessons at school to private ...