Thanks to a groundbreaking study, we now know what it takes for public schools in any rural or urban environment to help kids experiencing poverty and those of color achieve academic success and create the foundation for students to successfully contribute to our society.
This coming Memorial Day weekend, we will publish online and in The Wenatchee World a list of service members from Chelan and Douglas counties who died while deployed during a war.
Put yourself in their shoes. This is candidate filing week — put up or shut up time for people deciding whether to run for city council. Or the school board. Or the mosquito district.
I got my second COVID-19 shot two Fridays ago at the Columbia Valley Community Health office on North Wenatchee Avenue. It’s over by Ballard Ambulance and Godfather’s Pizza, so as I pulled into the parking lot I figured I’d be covered if I became suddenly ill, or seriously hungry.
The Wenatchee World recently recognized five people who are making a big difference in our community during a remarkably tough year: Dr. Mabel Bodell, Dr. Malcolm Butler, Alma Chacón, Blair McHaney and Thom Nees.
The mob that broke into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday was threatening on so many levels. If a mob can rule at the U.S. Capitol, mobs can rule at state capitols and city halls and school boards and county commissions.
As an experienced real estate expert, it's clear to me that interest rate changes can have a significant impact on the housing market. Recently, interest rates increased by 3%+ topping 6%, and it's important for buyers and sellers to understand the potential effects on the market.
This last Monday the 16th, I listened once again to Martin Luther King Jr’s speeches given April 4, 1967, and April 3, 1968. Many of his words still apply to our society today.