Honor is not only an attitude; it’s an action. As it is given and received, it profoundly improves the lives of all involved.In this case, the first thread of honor relates to the military service of Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Ed Mechenbier, a fighter pilot whose plane went down during his 80th combat mission over North Vietnam. Upon parachuting to the ground from his crippled plane, he was taken captive and held as a Prisoner Of War (POW) for nearly six years at the infamous “Hanoi Hilton” – enduring torture, starvation and isolation – before being released from captivity in 1973 as U.S...

Emilia Colosimo, a Kent State University at Trumbull nursing student from Newton Falls, Ohio, spent two-and-a-half life-changing months in Florence, Italy, this summer, thanks to the university’s education-abroad program.A 2028 Bachelor of Science in Nursing candidate, Colosimo participated in the Health Institute as well as the Summer Institute at Kent State Florence, immersing herself in global healthcare education, Italian language and culture, and travel throughout the country.“I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to study abroad — it was truly life-changing,” she said. “It strength...