Local view: Volunteering is the ‘heart and soul’ of a community
Communities across the nation set aside a day each November to recognize and celebrate the contributions that enrich the lives of us all. In our region, Community Giving Philanthropy Day is celebrated today with special recognition to a few of the many individuals and organizations whose achievements have made significant impacts.
RELATED CONTENTOur view: Christmas city! But can we also be a polite city?
As the popular-around-here song goes, Duluth is “Christmas City.” It’s also a “wonderful city,” according to Merv Griffin, who in 1962 recorded the tune synonymous with the Christmas City of the North Parade. As hard as it is to argue with a man who would become a king of TV talk shows and game shows, there have been times — plenty of them — during the annual parade’s five-decade run when Duluth has been a bit less than, well, wonderful.
RELATED CONTENTCelebrating philanthropy day
A reception, lunch and awards are planned today at Northland Country Club to celebrate community giving.
RELATED CONTENTThe Old Scout: Art appreciation
I was in Chicago with time on my hands and the sweet woman murmured to me — you know how this goes — “Would you like to see the Art Institute?” and I was thinking No No No God No, and I said, “Sure. Fine.” “You wouldn’t rather do something else?” she said. “No,” I replied. That’s the correct answer when a woman asks you about art. Yes, absolutely, ma cherie.
RELATED CONTENTIf you go
A spelling bee to support Newspapers in Education, just one of the efforts in the Northland to combat illiteracy, is scheduled today.
Our view: Northland refuses to accept lousy literacy rates
In one of the most affluent and technologically advanced nations in the world — with free education for all, strict teacher-certification requirements and more money and resources thrown at teaching kids than just about anywhere — there are no excuses for statistics like these from the U.S. Department of Education: More than 32 million American adults, about 14 percent of the population, have literacy skills so low they can’t read anything more advanced than a child’s picture book.
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