HOPE FOR THE BEST

You know that old saying, “Hope for the best, but plan for the worst?” Maybe it should be changed to “Hope for the best and plan for it, too.” That probably sounds like an unrealistic dreamland to a lot of people, but consider it for just a minute. What if, instead of focusing all our …

Lineup to date – Trump Inauguration

Country musician Toby Keith, rock band 3 Doors Down and more artists to be announced will perform at Donald Trump’s pre-inauguration concert in Washington, D.C. on January 19, the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced Friday. The concert — billed the “Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration” — will also see performances from Lee Greenwood, Jennifer Holliday, …

HIGHER EDUCATION AND A MUSICAL CAREER

The following article from The Collegian published today caught my attention: A 4.0 grade point average was not enough to keep Billy Willson, freshman in architectural engineering, at Kansas State. On Dec. 17, the first Saturday after finals week, Willson posted on Facebook that he had dropped out of college after finishing his first semester …