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Student Spotlight: Freshman plans to write book comparing cultures

By Harry Myers | November 30, 2014

Freshman Emmanuel Birrueta is double majoring in sociology and psychology to learn about everything involving the human mind.Birrueta said he hopes to use this knowledge to continue writing a book that compares American culture to other cultures.Northern...

Student Spotlight: Freshman plans to be involved with politics

By Harry Myers | November 23, 2014

Freshman Nicholas Partipilo said he’s got what it takes to be a political leader.Partipilo planned to use his math and science skills in engineering, but he decided to major in political science because of his interest in politics and history.Northern...

Community Gardens coordinator Kathryn Olsen examines kale plants Oct. 5 at a gardens event. Dan Kenney, DeKalb County Community Gardens executive director, is working with Kirkland farmer Gene Heinsohn to win a grant that would bring $5,000 to the Garden Paths of Hope project. The project seeks ot create a farm where people with disabilities or the homeless can work to develop life skills they can’t learn elsewhere.

Charity farm vies for grant in competition

By Harry Myers | October 14, 2014

When Kirkland farmer Gene Heinsohn’s newborn son, Scottie, was diagnosed with Down syndrome, Heinsohn thought about what could be done to help his child.Realizing what he wanted for Scottie was not a school program but a community of understanding and...