Americans use many abbreviations in everyday speech and writing. Shorthands like “yd” for yard and “a/c” for air conditioning are pretty straightforward, but there are some misconceptions about others ...

It was a gift that took eighteen years to make and no more than a few minutes to give. Was the giving momentous enough? Did my son, Hudson, love it with every molecule in his body? Did I feel it had ...

Wordle is a fun and simple daily game where you have six chances to guess a five-letter word. With each guess, you receive clues that help you narrow down the answer. Reviewing past solutions can also ...

The prolific novelist’s correspondence, collected for the first time, trace a life of literary brilliance, turbulent loves and everyday pleasures. By Dwight Garner When you purchase an independently ...

After working for some time on decoding mysterious encrypted letters, the codebreakers realize that the ciphered messages might be written by Mary Stuart, the Queen of Scots herself, during a critical ...

I want to believe you are a decent human who decided to run for office so you could serve the people of Kansas to your best ability. How does standing by as a president who repeatedly says and shows ...

The writer of the letter “Unions causing state budget impasse” (Sept. 25, TribLive) stated that Pennsylvania legislators should vote to make Pennsylvania a right-to-work state. As with quite a few ...

I often mean to write and thank this paper for having Sundiata Cha-Jua as a columnist. His perspectives are informative and cause for reflection, as are all of the op-ed authors here. They certainly ...

Contrary to the opinions of Westmoreland County Commissioners Sean Kertes and Doug Chew, the county is woefully out of step compared with practices in other Southwestern Pennsylvania counties ...

Why are the six proposed Vancouver flag designs done by the same three people? Did the city muck with the submissions or was it nepotism? Have you seen the proposed designs and do you think they are ...

Stephanie O’Rourke’s letter on Aug. 25 on the Second Amendment is well-written but suffers from false assumptions about why the Second Amendment exists. O’Rourke states that “the Second Amendment ...