Homes Threatened by Fire Evacuated

As of Wednesday, September 14, 2011 over 100,000 acres in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area wilderness have burned, and 36 homes in the area have been evacuated. One hundred other homeowners have been warned to be ready to evacuate if the fire continues to spread. According to a September 14, 2011 Reuters article, U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Lisa Radosevich-Craig said, on Wednesday, "They are being told be ready to go, gather your photos, gather your important papers, know where things are, but there are no evacuations that are expected for today or tomorrow."

At the end of the caucus race in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the Dodo announces that, “Everybody has won, and all must have prizes.” Sadly, this is also a good description of the trend in high school awards assemblies. Whether academic or athletic, schools today are giving out an ever increasing number of awards, usually to appease both students and parents that seek to fill transcripts and resumes with all kinds of honors.

Finding the right school placement for a child on the autism spectrum can be very challenging for parents. There are many factors that need to be taken into account, including but not limited to, the severity of the child's challenges, whether or not the child has a combination of disorders beyond the ASD diagnosis, age, education level and costs when looking at options outside of public schools.

America’s top high school football teams kept on winning in the last week of October, solidifying their positions in the national composite ratings. The top 25 includes 22 unbeaten teams.

It may be defense and rebounding that separates basketball teams in a game, but players who know how to shoot a basketball are certainly one step ahead, when it comes to knowing how to play basketball the right way.