On the Cover: SkillsUSA Champion Modesto Silva of Brockton, Mass. Photo by Lloyd Wolf.

By Tom Kercheval
The Super Bowl. Presidential inaugurations. And many other news-making events around the globe. Jake Newman has seen them all from a broadcaster’s perspective — through a career in the U.S. Army. [Read]

By Craig E. Moore
… means “never give up,” as Pedro Moreno was encouraged in his Spanish-speaking home. Dodging bullets and negative thoughts, he’s found a whole new world by following a caring teacher’s advice.
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By Ann P. Schreiber
In Guatemala, a former member’s training program gives new hope.[Read]

By E. Thomas Hall
Students rally behind culinary instructor Chris Burke and wife Ann as they push for a law to educate teens about relationship violence. [Read]