From the late 1830s to the early twentieth century, Brockton, Massachusetts was known as Shoe City, with 135 footwear factories flourishing within its borders. Since the end of the manufacturing...
By Bob MorrisonFive years ago I wrote a somewhat controversial essay called The Perfect Storm where I predicted that the combination of proposed federal laws, now known as No Child...
The unimaginable became the unthinkable, the unthinkable became the unlikely, the unlikely became the uncertain, the uncertain became the possible, and now the possible has become reality.Twenty months after the...
By Robert BrownAll conductors face the issue of planning for their next performance. I constantly mull over questions like "How many weeks do I have?" and "How am I going...
Without question, teaching - at any grade level - is among the most demanding of professions, requiring a level of intellectual and emotional involvement that can leave even the most...
