Opinions

What is happening in this world that we live in? I know very well that the first amendment of the United States Constitution doesn’t protect you from the consequences of your words, but I often find myself in awe of how far we are willing to go in penalizing those who speak their opinion.

Our annual Gala is behind us and it seems we barely have had time to celebrate all we accomplished in 2023 before we must begin to look forward to a new year, new faces and new reasons to celebrate. Sadly we must say goodbye to those friends that are leaving us.

In November, Central City High School hosted a Spanish- language concert by Puerto Rican music artist Edgar René, who is part of the educational concert company Justo Lamas Group. Edgar performed for an audience of nearly 350 Spanish students and teachers from 13 area schools.

It is an indisputable fact that America has an addiction to drugs! Thirty two percent of American adults have received a prescription for opioids in the past two years and 18 percent received a prescription for opioids in the past year.

If the name above looks or sounds familiar, it means you have been a subscriber to this publication for a long time. Like at least 15 years. August of 2008, to be precise, was the last time I authored a column for the Republican-Nonpareil, and then I went on vacation.

Welcome to the month of February. Somehow the first newspaper of the month is in your hands and we now prepared for a special 29day February.

The 2023-2024 school has been flying by! It has been going so fast that we have approached the 100th day of school (January 30th). This type of day is a milesteone during the school year for many reasons.

Every one of us can probably think of an example of someone who grew up in a home with plenty of discipline and instruction in self-restraint, and we have witnessed the virtuous character that results from that kind of upbringing.

While campaigning for this senate seat in 2022, the number one question on many people’s minds was “What is happening in today’s schoolhouses?”

In life, things change. People grow old. People die. New life is born and the cycle continues. This past week has been one that has brought with it plenty of change. Some in the form of the people currently on this floating rock we call home and some change in the form of events that people love.