Point Defiance Zoo’s ‘Zoolights’ returns Nov. 27. Here’s what you should know
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium’s 39th annual Zoolights returns Nov. 27 with over 1.5 million lights, wooden trolls, and more.
Noah Adams, longtime host of NPR’s All Things Considered, has died
One of NPR’s most gifted storytellers, his soft voice and vivid writing helped define the network’s sound for a generation of Americans.
Pope Leo says he will gradually resume duties after cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday for their prayers while he was hospitalized, and said he plans to gradually return to his usual duties.
The legacy of Toledo’s historic glass industry lives on through its art
Toledo got dubbed “Glass City” after manufacturers concentrated there in the 1880s. It’s now home to a remarkable collection of glass art and a thriving community of artists.
If you have the scratch, they have the scares
Scary stories are more than fun, they’re big business.
Melanie Soloway’s Soul Mapping: The GPS to Your Life’s Purpose
What happens when logic, planning, and achievement can take you only so far, and when another form of knowing begins demanding attention? Melanie Soloway explores that question through her book Soul Mapping: The GPS to Your Life’s Purpose, which is
The Wisdom of Not Knowing: How “I Know” is the Enemy of Learning
There is a peculiar and pervasive illusion that accompanies youth: the conviction of certainty. In our younger years, we often wear our knowledge like a suit of armor, deflecting questions with a confident “I know.” This posture feels like strength; it projects
The Report Card Nobody Wants to Read: Why Blaming COVID Misses the Real Crisis in Public Schools
For years, COVID has been blamed for America’s declining student performance. Falling test scores, widening learning gaps, and struggling readers have all been traced back to the pandemic. Dennis DiNoia disagrees. The problem, DiNoia argues, is the machine those teachers
The Power of Returning Home
Leadership is often measured by visibility, who commands the stage, whose voice carries the farthest, whose ideas travel fastest. But returning home can rearrange a person’s sense of purpose. For Flossie Njama, stepping back onto Kenyan soil was not just
Respect: The Currency That Doesn’t Crash
In a world where attention can be bought, borrowed, or briefly hacked, one form of capital still refuses to be gamed. It doesn’t care about job titles, follower counts, or polished branding. It can’t be demanded, scheduled, or negotiated into