Jonathan Thomas says he can t explain it.
He was born in Ogden Dunes, lived in Chicago and Valparaiso and now resides in LaPorte. But since the age of 8, the Northwest Indiana native has had a passionate obsession with Great Britain and all things British.
Thomas and his wife Jackie, a Dyer native, founded the websites Anglotopia.net and Londontopia.net that celebrate culture, history, television and travel in the United Kingdom and London, specifically. Last month s coverage of the royal funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh generated record web traffic.
Thomas just regrets the pandemic and travel restrictions didn t allow him to cover it in person himself, as he s done with other major British events, such as the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 2018.
Rochester Public Schools narrows in on new boundaries
The committee will bring a recommendation to Superintendent Michael Muñoz after its next meeting on May 5. The recommendation would possibly then be brought to the School Board May 18. 6:31 am, May 5, 2021 ×
Rochester Public Schoolsis narrowing in on a decision for its new boundaries, which will determine what elementary, middle and high schools students attend based on their residences.
John Carlson, executive director of finances for RPS, updated the school board on the boundary-change process on Tuesday. In addition to working with a consulting firm on the process, the district created a committee to determine the new boundaries.
RPS middle and high school students return to in-person learning It may feel like the first day of school again for many students and families as the Rochester Public School District welcomes all middle and high school students back into the classroom.
Posted: Apr 5, 2021 3:16 PM
Updated: Apr 5, 2021 7:55 PM
Posted By: Jessica Bringe
ROCHESTER, Minn. - It may feel like the first day of school again for many students and families as the Rochester Public School District welcomes all middle and high school students back into the classroom.
With students required to learn at a distance for nearly a year Willow Creek Principal Andrew Kappel says it’s been a combination of excitement and nerves on their first day back.
Friends, colleagues mourn former Rochester teacher killed in New Orleans
Three weeks after Liz Quackenbush was killed in her New Orleans house the suspect is her former boyfriend, Preston Higgs, who remains on the loose colleagues, friends and students are emerging from a numbing grief to talk about the magnitude of the loss. Having known her, they can t imagine a world without her. 10:30 am, Mar. 23, 2021 ×
Mandi Hyres, left, and Liz Quackenbush. (Contributed photo)
ROCHESTER, Minn. Liz Quackenbush was many things: an adventurer, an artist, a free soul, spontaneous and unafraid. But it is impossible to assess her dynamic life a life taken too soon when she was stabbed to death without taking into account her skill as a teacher.
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