From the Desk of Denise Kinder
Denise Kinder is a staff reporter at the Daily American Republic having covered education for 10 years.
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Thankful for good Samaritans
Posted Friday, April 19, 2019, at 4:03 PMMost have an opportunity on a daily basis to be a good samaritan. Whether it be holding the door for a mother with her arms full of children and bags or stopping to help a stranded motorist, we all can serve our neighbors in some way. Serving others, though, is often inconvenient and requires sacrifice... -
Relay For Life a way to remember, help
Posted Friday, March 1, 2019, at 12:00 AMArea parks and tracks will soon be filled with people walking into the night to help make a difference in the fight to end cancer. Relay For Life season is upon us. Relay For Life is a team fundraising event where team members take turns walking around a track or designated path. Each event is six to 24 hours in length and each team is asked to have a member on the track at all times to signify that cancer never sleeps... -
Kids really do say the darndest things
Posted Saturday, January 5, 2019, at 12:00 AMCovering local education, I get the opportunity to go into the schools and talk with many children. This is one of my favorite parts of my job and I usually learn more than what I initially set out to find. I never know what the students may tell me, especially the younger kiddos. It could range from their family adopting a new pet to something their sibling did last week which upset mom...