Extended day kindergarten classes have been set up in 40 percent of Utah’s elementary schools during the program’s first year.
“So far at least the anecdotal evidence is that it’s been very positive,” state associate superintendent Brenda Hales said of the program. Opponents to the program say it’s unfair to the taxpayers to basically pay for [...]
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Yellowstone National Park, located in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, was the first national park established in the U.S. Yellowstone is unique in that it is home to a massive volcano. In fact, the geysers and hot springs that predominate the area are clear indications of the “active” nature of this region. Visiting Yellowstone is a [...]
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Two backcountry skiers were caught and killed in an avalanche on Fiberglass Hill north of Columbia Falls, Montana yesterday. Their deaths, along with the three killed snowmobiling in Wyoming on Saturday, brings the United States total for this season to 21 according to Avalanche.org.
At least two snowmobilers witnessed the avalanche. At one time, about 100 [...]
Route 66 - The Mother Road
From the picture of grain elevators in Elkhart, Illinois to the photo of nightfall in Santa Monica, this book is jammed full of wonderful images from the “mother road.” Page after page takes the reader on a visual journey across America’s heartland.
Even without the pictures, the author, Michael Wallis, paints [...]
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Governor Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency in California yesterday in wake of the state’s $14 billion deficit. His new state budget proposal, a $141 billion plan, would cut education, close many state parks, and release inmates.
In my opinion, it is hard to support any bill that reduces spending on education. Children should not be held [...]
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