Education, said child advocate Marian Wright Edelman, is about improving the lives of others and leaving your community and world better than you found it. As a sixth-grade teacher for more than 20 ...

Leading a “partnering” session for my contractor client, their customer and other contractors who would contribute to the final project completion, one of the members stated that all of the trades ...

Why does it seem that we teach current and future officers to think and act like private sector managers when, excluding a few private companies that provide contract services, the fire and emergency ...

Over 30 years ago, I read a book by Victor Papanek. It was called Design for the Real World. In it, the author made the case for responsible engineering. That is, he advocated the kind of engineering ...

From her earliest memories as a young girl, Jane Pizarro wanted to be a nurse and act on a natural desire to nurture and take care of those around her. Jane Pizarro, a longtime licensed practical ...

John Austin defines law as ‘a rule laid down for the guidance of an intelligent being by an intelligent being having power over him’. In other words, the law by the privileged few is the law of ...

I was dismayed to read about so many students basing their career choice on starting salary (“Why No One’s Going Into Accounting,” Page One, Oct. 7). Accountants typically start at lower salaries but ...

Michigan City Police Chief Steven Forker remembers there being a room full of qualified applicants when he tested 18 years ago to join the force. That number dwindled to 17 applicants during the ...

Most nights, Sterling Heights Police Sgt. Tony Roeske, a 19-year veteran of the force, proudly buttons his uniform and tightens his gun belt before heading off to his midnight shift. He, like his ...