Ralph Earles

I am saddened by the death of my teacher and good friend Ralph. His obituary captures well his passion for justice, love of the land, and especially the open house he and Roma offered to so many friends. As a young teacher at Hillsboro HS, he demonstrated his challenge for us to open our minds and hearts by attempting to produce "Inherit the Wind," a fictional depiction of the Scopes Monkey Trial on teaching evolution in 1925. When the administration thought it too controversial, Ralph...