Chamber of Commerce awards local businesses
The Greenbriar Event Center hosted a veritable “who’s who” of the Wooster business community, as over 800 of the city’s leading citizens gathered for the annual dinner of the Chamber of Commerce of...
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Educator and citizen explains how to induce change
Gandhi said, “be the change you want to see in the world,” a quote that hung in my classroom for 20 years. Saturday, Jan. 21 marked, for me and for...
City of Aleppo suffers as center of Syrian conflict
“Under attack. Nowhere to go, every minute feels like death. Pray for us. Goodbye.” With one tweet, seven-year-old Syrian girl Bana Alabed exemplifies daily life in Aleppo, Syria’s second largest city. ...
WHS begins to implement policies to promote sportsmanship
What sparked the discussion about sportsmanship at WHS? A brawl involving parents and students broke out in the stands following the boys’ basketball game at Lexington High School on Dec. 30. The fight...
2016 Reflections
As the year draws to a close, there is much to be remembered from 2016. This year has been one of new developments from politics to the arts. In the history...
Opioids Epidemic Explored
For nearly a decade, Stephanie, a Wooster resident, was an active heroin user. “As a young person it kind of depletes your soul, it really took a lot out of me,” she said. Stephanie,...
Has STEM Become The Focus of Education?
I have never been good at math or science. Born into a family of English-history double majors and copy editors, I can still remember my mother coming home from parent-teacher conferences and relaying...
Is Anything Really Original?
While Steve Jobs introduced the first computer with a graphical user interface for consumer use, the model was a not an original creation; it was a conglomeration of ideas and features, compounded into...
Cleveland’s Year of Professional Sports
The year 2016 was an unprecedented year for Cleveland sports; the Cavaliers are NBA Champions and the Indians are American League Champions. After a disappointing finish to the 2016 NBA season, LeBron...