by Jeff Maisey | Jul 1, 2019 | Horton, News, News & Views
By John L. Horton “It takes an (entire) village to raise a child.” (African Proverb) “Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come” (Victor Hugo, Writer-Poet-Statesman) “No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child.” (Abraham Lincoln, Among...
by Jeff Maisey | May 6, 2019 | Horton
TEACHERS APPRECIATION DAY/WEEK (MAY 6-10, 2019): TEACHERS ARE MY HEROES “Students don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care…” (Anonymous) Lately, teachers have been all over the news. Additionally, we will celebrate “Teachers Appreciation...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 14, 2019 | Horton, News & Views
By John L. Horton For some time now, I have been struggling with the question of “reparations…owed to African Americans?” Finally, I have decided to put pen to paper and express myself. It has not been an easy task as I find myself still conflicted and somewhat torn...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 29, 2018 | Horton, News & Views
By John L. Horton Human dignity is a universal truth whose time has come. Throughout history, we have been given the opportunity to rethink our past and to foresee our future. We must learn to use our precious present to our fullest advantage so that we can...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 26, 2018 | Horton, News, News & Views
By John L. Horton Again, it is time to celebrate the memory and importance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who would have been 89 years old were he still alive. In the fifty years since his death on April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel, Memphis, Tennessee, so much has...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 27, 2017 | Horton, News & Views
By John L. Horton “Free at last, free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I shall try to give you some anecdotal background on my experience with “Watch Night – Freedom’s Eve,” and the like:My first experience with...
