2013 Columns Archive Stories

More than ever, different cultures are interwoven in communities across the nation. Of course, there are still many areas that do not display this mixing of cultures, not only in communities but in schools. Live Oak High School, unlike some other schools, is not populated by a single culture or race, but more than five. The ethnic ancest

People need money "to provide for their simple necessities: food, water, electricity, home," said Roy Hansen, a parent of two Live Oak High School students. Food, water and shelter are the most basic needs of the human race. But there are other requirements that must be met in order for society to flourish: peoples' wants. Wants are desi

"No matter how much we prepare for bad things to happen, like placing security or policemen in schools, if someone really wants to do something bad, they are going to do it," explained high school parent Janet Whittington. Due to the recent massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., school safety has been talked about mo