By howard lestrud ECM Online Managing Editor There are many designated weeks and months for various causes that pay tribute to organizations, to health missions and to enshrined individuals. One of the more notable and one that actually does save lives is National Fire Prevention Month and Fire Prevention Week. It shouldn’t be just once a [...]
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Polar explorer Steger will cite global warming effects
BY HOWARD LESTRUD “Global warming is going to dominate the future lives of our young people and we have a responsibility to prepare them for this by teaching them what it is and where the solutions lie.” — Will Steger, 2006 Many chuckle about the topic global warming when they look outside and see the [...]
Dr. King remembered for lasting impact
BY HOWARD LESTRUD Had Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. lived, would our country today be any different? Dr. King was cut down by an assassin’s bullet in 1968, a very turbulent year in the United States. This is a question that can be analyzed in any school classroom. As we approach Martin Luther King Day [...]

