Gary Gilson News Today

Responses to Pamela Paul’s column about “Free to Be … You and Me.” Also: Tips for writers; disability and perspective; Arab fans at the World Cup.

Chillicothe News Stokes Mound Club met at the home of Connie Gilson on April 14 for a salad luncheon. Four members were present with guests, Howard Baker, Gary Gilson and Wilbur Singer. A bountiful meal was enjoyed by all. The afternoon meeting was called to order by president Connie Gilson, beginning with devotion from 1st Corinthians, also a reading titled “Litterbug”. The May meeting will be canceled because of busy schedules. June will be our travel time; meeting at Thelma’s at 11 a....

Wordplay can make meaning clearer By Gary Gilson Text size Copy shortlink: Any enterprise aiming to sell its products, services or ideas does well to write well. Poor grammar, inflated sentences and misspellings undermine readers trust. Readers of this column know I revere the writing in the New Yorker magazine. You have to scour hundreds of issues to find a single impurity, sometimes seemingly for years on end. Yet even that stately standard ...