It’s so hard to believe that we are nearing the end of another great school year. This year has been a year full of innovation, collaboration, problem solving, and success. Our entire DCS family has been working so hard this year and are committed to finishing the school year stronger than we ever have before. […]
Who was Sen. Chuck Schumer speaking to when he denounced Benjamin Netanyahu and urged Israel to hold new elections to replace him? And who was he speaking for? Don’t get me wrong. I’m no fan of Netanyahu’s. Not one bit. When the history of Oct. 7 is finally written, Hamas will rightly be blamed for […]
Conditions in Washington D.C. or at our southern border predominate in many of our conversations. Additionally, confidence in objective unbiased media coverage is also at an all-time low. I often hear, “I can’t watch, or I don’t watch or it’s hard to watch the national news coverage.” Since the elections of 2020, Americans have become […]
At what age should juvenile offenders be tried and treated as adults in North Carolina? What constitutes a juvenile’s actions so irredeemable that they bypass the juvenile system and go straight into adult corrections? As times change and public safety evolves, it is important to reflect on the principles that guide our justice system. One […]
Isabel Wilkerson’s book, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent, is a provocative treatment of race problems in the United States. Her book was received with appreciation by some and summarily rejected by others. A year ago, Llano County in Texas considered shutting down the public library system after a federal judge ruled that county commissioners […]
The Republicans should be mortified. In fact, by all accounts, they are. Rolling Stone featured an entire article quoting their reactions to Alabama Sen. Katie Britt’s embarrassing response to the president’s State of the Union speech. Describing the speech as “feeling more like a rejected audition tape for a supporting role on ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’” delivered […]