A Shoutout To The Quiet People Among Us  

by Kevin Burton    The story goes that an opera singer, seated next to Calvin Coolidge at a dinner said she had made a wager that she could get him to say three words.    “You lose,” said the famously taciturn 30th US president.    Mr. Keller, my history teacher at Wichita South High was …

It’s Official: Everybody Is Stressed By Election

by Katia Riddle National Public Radio    Seven out of 10 adults in the U.S. say the future of the nation is a significant source of stress. The concern crosses party lines.    Every year the American Psychological Association takes a look at the leading causes of stress in the U.S., and publishes an annual report. …

Don’t Be A Dunce, Learn This Trivia

by Kevin Burton    Read into this what you will, but the American election day today, coincides with National Dunce Day.    That’s from the mouth of the National Day Calendar to your ears, through me, a humble reporter.    “National Dunce Day is celebrated on Nov. 8 each year. The day commemorates the death …