Lonny Cain: Richard Leach is a lucky man. I had to meet him.

Lonny Cain: Richard Leach is a lucky man. I had to meet him.

On the other hand, instead of reflecting on positive developments you enjoyed over the course of the last year, you might be thankful for things that didn’t happen.

American students overall score poorly in math and science against other developed nations. And even students from our best high schools often score less well than students from Finland, Hong Kong and major cities in China, such as Shanghai, which alone has about the population of California.

No one ever really promised you a Rt. 53 moratorium.