Albany is most famous for being the State Capital of New York. Founded by the Dutch in 1614 as Fort Nassau and later Fort Orange, Albany became the State Capital in 1797. Due to its location along both the Hudson River and Erie Canal, Albany was a key hub for trade and transportation.

Victoria Amandia Nze, a senior at Coe College who is majoring in international business and public relations, had some unexpected experiences when she went to study abroad in Northern France during fall of 2024. 

We really never know when the time will come for us to become a caregiver for a loved one.

The requirements are taxing and caregivers are often faced with making life sacrifices. Being a caregiver is HARD. Being fully responsible for your loved one is HARD. 

My career spans more than 20 years working with children and adolescents in education and nonprofits. Since joining Sandy Hook Promise in 2022, my focus has been to develop and implement high-impact school safety initiatives and violence prevention programs. This work has given me a profound insight: true school safety requires a holistic approach, extending well beyond the school grounds.

I have the most beautiful, artistic, DELICIOUS book to share with you today!

Our Food Grows, written by Sarah M. White, illustrated by Tessa Gibbs, and published by the Collective Book Studio, is a pure delight for young kids and their families and educators.

It’s never a nice feeling to save up all year for a mammoth, much-anticipated, wonderful vacation...only for it to be a disappointment. Perhaps the service you used was unreliable and overbooked, the accommodations had seen better days, there were flight cancellations or delays, or an accident, such as a cruise ship encountering a technical issue or even putting you in harm’s way, was something you had to deal with.

I have an extraordinarily important, loving book to share with you today. This Sure Thing, written by Sarah Mayfield and illustrated by Dennis Auth, relates the story of grief and love in a family. The younger brother has passed away, and the older brother and family find ways to cope with grief, adjustment, and continuing living with such love.