ANTIOCH, Ill. – The decision to retire has prompted the co-owners of Four Squires, a men’s and women’s clothier that has been a local retail mainstay for many years, to announce a quitting business sale. “The one thing I love about this business more than anything else is working with people. If someone asked what […]
Why doesn’t the the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration mandate crossing gates at the front of school buses when they require stop arms on the side of these vehicles? Learn why in Eric Woolson’s special report for School Transportation News, which can be seen in this month’s digital edition by clicking on “To Mandate or […]
School districts should tally stop-arm running incidents, consult with drivers and then work with law enforcement agencies and the courts when weighing enforcement strategies, writes Eric Woolson in the latest issue of School Transportation News. To read more, check out “Count, Listen and then Act.”
KOHLER, Wis. – For generations of local residents, Sheboygan County just wouldn’t be the same without Art Imig’s but what many may not know is how unique the 105-year-old retailer really is. “We were doing some research and the census numbers we saw say only 0.008 percent of U.S. businesses reach 100 years old. In […]
DES MOINES, Iowa — At least three U.S. Senate candidates and eight congressional candidates, including six-term U.S. Rep. Steve King, are scheduled to appear during the Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators‘ seventh annual “Homeschool Day at the Capitol” on Tuesday, March 18, that will host U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz as its featured speaker. Organizers […]
DES MOINES, Iowa — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, a strong voice for conservative values and leading opponent of the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act and other policies, will be the featured speaker at the Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators‘ seventh annual “Homeschool Day at the Capitol” on Tuesday, March 18. Cruz, who is known […]
When it comes to deescalating potential confrontations involving students or adults, two security experts emphasized to School Transportation News that bus drivers and monitors must remain continuously aware of their actions as well as what others are doing on and around the vehicle. That’s the advice of Bret Brooks, a full-time law enforcement professional and […]
The 36th International Carrot Conference held in Madison, Wis., in August is the topic of the Winter 2013 Carrot Country magazine cover article written by Eric Woolson. The event, which attracted 135 top researchers, growers, packers and industry suppliers from 19 countries “covered just about every single thing about carrots that anyone could dream of.” […]
PLAINVIEW, N.Y. – The decision to consolidate their business under one roof has prompted the owners of Edward Alan Big & Tall to announce the closing of their Plainview location after 17 years, co-owner Edward Schlosser said today. “This was not an easy decision for us,” said Schlosser, who is in business with his brother, […]
KOHLER, Wis. – After working 48 years at the men’s clothing business founded by his grandfather in 1909, Art Imig recently decided it was time to do something different. The only question was whether the right person or people could be found to take over the Art Imig’s store at the Shops of Woodlake. Imig […]
