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Recycled art contest offers local students opportunity to promote sustainability
4+ hour, 40+ min ago (426+ words) Montgomery County students in kindergarten through 12th grade are encouraged to showcase their creativity by participating in the Montgomery County Environmental Services" 2026 Recycled Art Contest. The basis of the contest, which has been an annual event for more than 20 years and…...
Nature program for children allows for overcoming fears, building confidence
11+ hour, 15+ min ago (702+ words) Local youth are encouraged to connect with nature through a program with Five Rivers MetroParks. Conservation Kids is for families with children 3-13 years old. Experiences focus on nature exploration and cover a wide range of topics from wildflowers to frogs....
OPINION: Let’s help Ohio students find pathways to great careers
1+ week, 1+ day ago (247+ words) I grew up in a town of 60,000 people where 6,500 workers were employed at the two International Harvester plants in Springfield, Ohio. If your father or mother didn't work there, then they worked at a facility that supplied parts or at…...
WATCH: Stivers students walk out, protest ICE actions
1+ week, 2+ day ago (18+ words) WATCH: Stivers students walk out, protest ICE actions'Dayton Daily News WATCH: Stivers students walk out, protest ICE actions...
Refugees, immigrants in the Dayton area get support at House of the People
3+ week, 1+ day ago (414+ words) For more than three decades, the House of the People has stood as a place of refuge, hope and renewal for those seeking a new beginning in the Dayton area. Originally established in the 1970s, the House has welcomed refugees and…...
OPINION: Changing vaccine guidance raises the stakes for trust and partnership
3+ week, 4+ day ago (237+ words) Parents don't have to make these decisions alone. The recent vaccination schedule changes place a greater responsibility on parents and caregivers to partner with trusted healthcare providers to ensure vaccine protection for children. As parents make sense of these changes,…...
Hands in the soil, hearts in the community: a volunteer experience like no other
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (512+ words) As you read this column, I am still in Otavalo, Ecuador, with Ohio State University Master Gardener Volunteers working on behalf of The Tandana Foundation. We have helped make a significant impact in the communities over the years. Volunteers who…...
OPINION: The future as the past is rooted in the liberal arts at Wittenberg
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (633+ words) OPINION: The future as the past is rooted in the liberal arts at Wittenberg'Dayton Daily News Everyone agrees. These are difficult times for small colleges and universities. Even the very concept of the "liberal arts" is challenged. In response to…...
OPINION: Make Education Great Again (MEGA): Why America still needs liberal arts
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (434+ words) A recent Dayton Daily News op-ed claimed that "the liberal arts model is breaking," pointing to Wittenberg University as an example. As both a former student of a liberal arts institution and a current assistant professor at one, I was…...
No more ‘6-7’? University’s Annual Banished Words List includes reasons to get rid of some phrases
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (454+ words) According to Lake Superior State University, it's time to banish 6-7. The Michigan university's 50th annual Banished Words List, a tongue-in-cheek commentary on language, catchphrases, and corporate jargon, stems from more than 1,400 submissions from all 50 U.S. states, and as far as Uzbekistan, Brazil,…...