Many television series have lost and gained characters across their lifetime, but when Kirstie Alley took over from Shelley Long as the female lead of "Cheers" in 1987, it was something epochal, almost a reboot, a new lease on life. Long's Diane Chambers was a runaway bride, cerebral, willowy, blond, mathematically fated to be mated with Ted Danson's bartender-proprietor Sam Malone â and they .
No campaign promise made by any candidate for any party for any office in any state can approach the sacred manifest blessing of the Nov. 8 midterm election itself a merciful if temporary respite from people on my TV saying horrid things about each other morning, noon and night.
Students lost more than academic skills to the pandemic; they also lost social skills needed to navigate positive relationships with peers. Schools have to recognize that the loss of social skills equates to a lack of learning loss.