January 2023

Look beyond media scare stories

“Let a smile be your umbrella … a smile will always pay.” That is from a tune which became very popular through a 1957 recording by singer Bing Crosby. By custom and habit, this writer regularly – though not always – devotes a column relatively early in the New Year to positive and encouraging economic, political, social and other trends in our world.

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High schoolers lead the way for elementary students at career fair

Sherman High School students from more than a dozen career pathways show work skills they have learned to future generations of bearcats Tuesday during a career day at Dillingham Elementary. The career day, the first of this kind for the district, allowed high school students to talk about the career technical education courses, skills and certifications they are pursuing on the high school level, while elementary students got the opportunity to see what classes and possibly careers are ahead of them as they grow older.

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