At a recent teacher-training session that we led in Pennsylvania, a high school teacher softly shared something that landed heavily in the room: “I miss the days when I could feel proud of Old ...

Weekends hold endless possibilities for slacking off, but Elizabeth Koehler has a more meaningful suggestion for her fellow teens -- volunteering. "If all we did was sit in front of the TV, the world ...

Editor’s note: Each year, graduating high school seniors in Eagle County can apply for a scholarship from the VFW Post in Minturn by writing an essay on patriotism. The Vail Daily is running a ...

True patriotism is belief in, and adherence to the founding fathers’ vision and values – to which we pledge allegiance. These values make this a great country as first articulated in the Declaration ...

In 2017, I traveled with my two teenage children to Plains, Ga., from Jacksonville, Fla., to hear Jimmy Carter teach Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church. My son Gibson asked for this trip to ...

Patriotism and nationalism are powerful forces involving strong feelings of pride and loyalty that shape an individual’s relationship to the country. While both involve a deep connection to the ...

Examples of well-behaved, well-educated students with their priorities in the right place abound in our region. Still another example comes from Jackson Middle School, where geography teacher Tammy ...

Accra, Feb. 25, GNA – For men and women with battlefield experience, patriotism, sacrifice, and service are not just abstract ideas, they are lived experiences deep-rooted in hardship and sustained ...

Editor’s note: Each year, graduating high school seniors in Eagle County can apply for a scholarship from the VFW Post in Minturn by writing an essay with this prompt: What does patriotism mean to you ...