Jeff Chidester

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On Oct. 8, 1942, New Hampshire native and U.S. Army Air Forces Capt. Harl Pease Jr., along with three other Americans, was beheaded by members of the Imperial Japanese Military. Continue Reading →

Imagine being singled out in your classroom, summoned to the front of a 700-person auditorium, and prejudged for the color of your skin. Nothing about your life but your skin Continue Reading →

It is easy to feel overwhelmed in what often feels like a huge world, with huge problems. The events of 2020 have only served to further exacerbate the hopelessness that Continue Reading →

2020 was stressful for many parents, especially those parents with school-aged children. Many of the flaws of an antiquated school system were fully exposed during the coronavirus pandemic. Parents watched Continue Reading →

In 2012, the mainstream media flooded the nation with reports of a Georgia teenager fighting for her life against a “flesh-eating bacteria.” The teenager was injured while riding a zip-line Continue Reading →

There is an adage associated with news that “if it bleeds, it leads.” Although we typically associate this phrase with TV news, in this day and age, when news flies Continue Reading →

What value do each of us bring to our society?  At the end of the day how are we weighed, by our pedigree, our wallets, or our actions? As both Continue Reading →

Who benefits when a society is in chaos? Certainly not society. It has been said that in general, you and I have more in common with each than we have Continue Reading →