The 82-year-old author spent many hours interviewing these civic mentors, recording their prescriptions for a more civilized society. The result is a gentle book that brims with wisdom and accessible ...

Sitting here in God’s Waiting Room, the word RESPECT keeps flying around the room and bouncing off the walls. Perhaps it is the result of the outrageous noise emitting from news channels on the TV. Or ...

The gifted woman who headed my children's elementary school, Reveta Bowers, always said that teaching kids values was as important as teaching them skills. Maybe more, I have come to believe, as my ...

ARLEE — Sixth-grade students sat quietly and waited for their school counselor, Kelsey Tritz, to begin a lesson on respect at Arlee Junior High School recently. “I want to point that out right there, ...

A person of character lives by the "Six Pillars of Character" — trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship. Each month the staff of Austin Public Schools focuses on one ...