Lessons From Childhood and Mentoring Across Generations
The author reflects on lessons from elephants in Thailand and palm trees in a biosphere, linking these to Buddhist karma and how early life shapes future success. As a Hope College instructor and Kids Hope USA mentor, they describe the program's mission to pair churches with schools for academic and relational mentoring of at risk children, noting 1,400 partnerships nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thailand
University of Arizona
Hope College
Kids Hope USA
Virgil Gulker
Holland
Kids Hope
Community columnist champions grit and kids hope program
Tim Pennings, Holland resident, reflects on a 25 000 child outreach and his Kids Hope mentor role. He recalls a 2014 first grade meeting, a stern reset of misbehavior, and argues three traits grit imagination and people skills fuel lifelong success. He urges people to go beyond the call of duty to help children.
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West Michigan
Karen Pearson
Holland
Meijer
Coffman baselessly repeats climate myths in opinion piece
Hope College biology professor K Greg Murray condemns Joe Coffman for reviving disproven climate arguments in a Sentinel column. He cites false notions of 1970s global cooling, the invented term climate change, and Lomborg debates, urging reliance on mainstream science and policy action. An LWV event with Hope College Sustainability Institute is noted for local response.
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Sen Oo
The
Sentinel
George Will
Coffman
Newsweek Magazine
Journal of the American Meteorological Society
Bjorn Lomborg
Lomborg
Union of Concerned Scientists
League of Women Voters
Holland-Hope College Sustainability Institute
Bultman Center
Hope
K. Greg Murray
Hope College
Ethanol policy sparks debate over farmers and consumers
The push for year round E15 amid a potential government shutdown faces criticism as it may lift costs at the pump, extend reliance on corn ethanol, and delay environmental and economic benefits. Critics note distortions in markets, environmental concerns, and flood and tariff woes impacting Iowa Ohio and other farming states.
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Trump
Environmental Protection Agency
Yale
Iowa
Ohio
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Tim Pennings
Gmail
Joe Coffman
Greg Murray
Midwest
Donald Trump
China
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