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  • The ladder of women's equality

    Women's Equality Day is observed each year on Aug. 26. This day was set aside by Congress in 1971 to commemorate the 1920 ratification of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote and to celebrate women's continuing efforts toward equality. This year's theme for Women's Equality Day is

  • Learning, a lifelong task

    What happened to the summer? It seems like Memorial Day was just yesterday and we were looking forward to a few weeks with the kids out of school - working summer jobs, hanging around the house, looking for things to keep them occupied. Summer vacation has come and gone; Labor Day Weekend, the