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Browsing through Stanford’s course catalog can be a bleak experience, and the University does little to guide students in choosing interesting courses outside of their major. To help you, we’ve combed through the Fall Course Catalog for you! We have selected current and past classes Review the members especially enjoyed …
Read More »Governor Greg Abbott signs tougher anti-critical racial theory law
Gov. Greg Abbott enacted a bill that seeks to ban further critical race theory from Texas classrooms, even after educators and advocacy groups fought the move for months. The new law, signed Friday without fanfare, prohibits teaching certain concepts about race; develops a civic training program for teachers; and largely …
Read More »Changes: New Holland Brewing receives Masters Medal
New Holland Brewing, one of the top 50 craft breweries, recently received a Masters Medal from The Spirits Business in the American Whiskey Masters Competition for its Beer Barrel Bourbon, which is aged in new American oak barrels before finishing in the brewery’s Dragon’s Milk barrels. Dragon’s Milk casks offer …
Read More »Daughters of the American Revolution Celebrate Constitution Week
ROCKINGHAM – The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution urges Americans to reflect on the Constitution of the United States during this month’s annual celebration in honor of this foundational document of national governance. Members of General Henry William Harrington’s local of the Daughters of the American …
Read More »Make ends meet with a 401k
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – In 1978, the 401k was born as a retirement savings and investment plan that employers offer employees with tax breaks that help them save. Most dream of quitting their jobs at some point and enjoying the retirement lifestyle they dreamed of, but don’t know how to …
Read More »Monticello Hall of Fame Recipients Announced |
MONTICELLO – The 2020 and 2021 Monticello Hall of Fame recipients have been announced. The 2020 recipients are Marian Perkins Fox and Robert “Bob” Montgomery. The recipients for 2021 are Mike Koon and Eric Stiverson. Here’s a little more about each Hall of Fame inductee. Marian Perkins Fox Marian Perkins …
Read More »Lincoln University professor talks critical race theory
Lincoln University political science professor Darius Watson spoke about critical race theory on Tuesday at the Jefferson City Evening Rotary Club meeting. Watson said he has been teaching critical breed theory for about 20 years. Race, he said, is only one aspect of critical theory – and it is the …
Read More »Another Response to Critical Race Theory Editorials | Letters to the Editor
I want to add to the recent, good–written rebuttals to Monzo editorials. Claiming to define the expression of critical breed theory for readers of the Herald in its first op-ed, Monzo is simply typing in a term introduced to the general public by a man named Christopher Rufo, a conservative …
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