Bear Grylls: Schools should equip children for life, not exams

Bear Grylls has criticised schools for not being fully equipped to prepare children for adult life, adding that they need to "empower" young people more. The TV star and adventurer, a father-of-three, said many people who go on to be successful do so purely because of their sheer determination and not for getting top scores in their exams.

NEA taxpayer dollars helps artists feel good about themselves

The Washington Post tried to create what it thought was a clever agit/prop video in favor of the National Endowment for the Arts. Rather than showing NEA funding in big cities, the video explored funding largely in rural, conservative Indiana, represented by Republican congressmen.

WV Man Recognized Nationally for Helping Feed Kids

Governor Justice's office joined representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture today to recognize Dr. William White with the Summer Food Champion Award. White received the national recognition as a result of his work with the Summer Food Service Program to help feed children in the Mountain State.

West Linn residents travel to D.C. to lend voice for the forgotten

Ninety percent of brain development occurs before the age of 5. Only 1 percent of the United States budget is typically allocated to foreign aid. The teens recited those facts, among many others, on behalf of the Save The Children Network in Washington D.C. at the annual Invest In Kids Advocacy Summit March 26-28.

Syrian refugees see glimmer of hope in Trump’s policy shift on Assad

For the millions of Syrian refugees scattered across camps and illegal settlements, the chemical attack on a town in northern Syria and subsequent U.S. strike was a rare moment when the world turned its attention to Syria, before turning away again. Some cheered the U.S. cruise missiles that hit an air base in central Syria - the first U.S. strike against Syrian troops - but others insist they are opposed to any U.S. intervention in their country.

Strong opinions on both sides as AZ expands private school voucher program

TUCSON, AZ - Arizona's legislature has passed a major expansion of the private school voucher program. Governor Doug Ducey signed the new law after it narrowly passed the legislature late Thursday night, April 6. The law allows more students use tax dollars to pay tuition to attend private school.

Trump’s climate policy puts spring skiing on endangered list

Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump step off Air Force One with their children at Andrews Air Force Base on March 5. The couple, along with Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and their families spent their spring vacation in Aspen this month. The weather wasn't perfect this week for the Trump family's spring break in Aspen.

Letters: OCC hasn’t learned anything

Re: "OCC honors anti-Trump instructor, but she passes" [News, March 23]: How appalling is it that Orange Coast College would give an honor to college instructor Olga Perez Stable Cox who slandered the president and the U.S. election process. She bullied students in her classes and made some of them fearful.