One final tribute to an educator
My contributions to the year’s community columns began with a tribute to a teacher, coach and friend of many years. It seems appropriate to dedicate my last words in this role to one more area educator. Gayle Elizabeth Kopps Williams retired from the Hubbard Schools last month after 38 years of teaching and coaching thousands of students. She spent the first thirty of those years teaching physical education in all three of the district’s schools. For the past eight years, she had been the Ohio Graduation Test intervention specialist at Hubbard High School. She was the teacher who helped both students who had previously failed the state’s battery of exams and at risk students preparing to take the test for the first time. Her success rate in helping these students to graduate was phenomenal. Yes, she is my wife, and yes, I am very subjective when it comes to praising her efforts.
» Full StoryA question of speed, cameras and police
Many years ago, I was driving our old used, gray Chevrolet Chevette through Poland Township toward Struthers. Having left Poland Village and entered a more rural looking area, I depressed the accelerator to hasten homeward to Hubbard.
» Full StoryThe future of ‘Community Columnists’
A glance at the calendar tells me that my time as a “Community Columnist” is drawing to a close. By my reckoning, there will only be two or three columns after this one conveying my views.
» Full StoryThe work of our child
In the past few years, many area employers have offered to their employees the opportunity to bring their children to work with them for a day.
» Full StoryThere were plenty of conferences at festival
Several unique press conferences were held last week from Wednesday through Friday in our area. Another Pavlik bout? Economic news from Mayor O’Brien or Mayor Williams? A new congress for Capri to conquer? Nope. None of the above.
» Full StoryA tale of two weeks
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” according to the famous first line of “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens.
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