Kenneth Whyte

With an enviable knack for bursting forth in fierce argument and outstanding journalism, Kingston had a brilliant 40-year career as an award-winning reporter, columnist, and author. She died on Wednesday at age 62.

Author Kenneth Whyte looks back at a life lived and a life lost

Including the huge textbooks, and why bad teachers have to go

The opportunities to take chances, have adventures, take responsibility are the very things denied kids in good homes