On Friday, February 2, a group of twelve Union High School students had the opportunity to spend the day learning about local non-profits and the work they do in our community. In the morning, we spent time volunteering at the NE Iowa Food Bank, then we dropped off a check for just under $60 to ...
I told friends I was not going to watch the Winter Olympics. I was wrong. Curling, skiing, biathlon have all taken over my television screen. I have watched a lot of Winter Olympics. Figure skating intrigues me. Watching men chuck women into the air to do twists is impressive. The athletic feat ...
I told friends I was not going to watch the Winter Olympics. I was wrong. Curling, skiing, biathlon have all taken over my television screen. I have watched a lot of Winter Olympics. Figure skating intrigues me. Watching men chuck women into the air to do twists is impressive. The athletic feat ...
With Congress at work on key priorities and the President spelling out his goals in the annual State of the Union address, I'm focused on a number of initiatives for Iowans and the nation.Last year marked many victories for Americans. The executive branch launched a regulatory reboot across the ...
I lie awake sometimes, in bed, in the wee hours of the morning and I think. Better put, I brood - but not about a single topic. My brain goes from here to there, whizzing, whirring, round about from subject to subject and then back again to a previous one. At a time when my gray matter should ...
Children are sponges for knowledge and information. They are born a virtual blank slate. They pay attention to everything you say to them. You are the purveyor of all knowledge. Children can't distinguish between when you are serious and when you say something impulsively, without thinking. ...
Children are sponges for knowledge and information. They are born a virtual blank slate. They pay attention to everything you say to them. You are the purveyor of all knowledge. Children can't distinguish between when you are serious and when you say something impulsively, without thinking. ...
I lie awake sometimes, in bed, in the wee hours of the morning and I think. Better put, I brood - but not about a single topic. My brain goes from here to there, whizzing, whirring, round about from subject to subject and then back again to a previous one. At a time when my gray matter should ...
With Congress at work on key priorities and the President spelling out his goals in the annual State of the Union address, I'm focused on a number of initiatives for Iowans and the nation.Last year marked many victories for Americans. The executive branch launched a regulatory reboot across the ...
Pictured here are the Top 15 Overall performers from this year's MATHCOUNTS contest at Union Middle School. They include, front row (L to R): Alexa Weber, Alana Higgins, Carlie Spore, Josie Werner. Middle row: Hayden Spore, Gabriel Jesse, Christian Ryan, Josef Schmitz, and Sam Klein. Back row: ...