Musings

Saying goodbye to space shuttle; concerned about jobs for NASA families Darlene Vann Sat, 07/09/2011 - 00:51

As we say goodbye to the last shuttle launch with Atlantis, it seems like just yesterday that we started launching men into space. Back then as the Apollo missions returned to earth, we watched with baited breath as the capsule floated under its parachute to the sea hoping all was well with the men inside.

Proper grammar, art, cheerleading & football make for well-rounded young people prepared for college

EDGEWATER, Fla. -- I was playing a game online the other day and looked over at the chat area to see what my progress was and saw this: “I grew up from Oregon and been lived in Idaho 21 years now.” It is such an affront to proper English that I looked at the person’s profile and found that the writer was a 46-year-old man.