I was fortunate to be a part of a Character Counts training effort including teachers, business leaders, clergy and other community leaders for the youth in Champaign County. At its core, Michael ...

As the school year begins, we also begin to prepare for National Character Counts Week Oct. 19-23. At Ellis we will begin the week with a schoolwide message from the principal at which the ...

WEEK UNTIL THE SHUTDOWN ENDS. CONGRESS IS RECOGNIZING THIS WEEK AS NATIONAL CHARACTER COUNTS WEEK. THE GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE CHARACTER COUNTS ORGANIZATION IS BASED RIGHT HERE IN CENTRAL IOWA.

Willingly helping others is often a vital component for pillars of character, residents who put community service and empathy ahead of their own needs. Character Counts aims to recognize these ...

CEDAR FALLS -- Clark Goltz believes Uyntha Duncan is a TRRFCC (terrific) person of character -- that is she is trustworthy, respectful, responsible, fair, caring and a good citizen. These six traits ...