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The Hinsdale School District announced new principals for the elementary and middle/high schools this week.

We keep learning until we breathe our last breath on earth. No matter how old and erudite we are, there are always new things we need to learn. Learning continues even after graduating from school and becoming a grown-up. Many things around us constantly change and we have to keep up with them. Our language is a good example. The usage of vocabulary or verbal expressions constantly changes and we need to catch up. Wh...

A favor from Tom Toles helped Erik Brady give his father a very special birthday gift.

The author of The New York Trilogy, Leviathan and 4 3 2 1 has died at the age of 77. Here are some of the most memorable quotes from interviews he gave throughout his life

The satirist, Nation critic, Dr. Strangelove cowriter, and “eggheaded prankster” was born exactly 100 years ago, and his work remains as relevant as ever.

"I like Buffalo," Barth said. "The lakes polluted. The elms are blighted. The weather is gothic. The place is full of the phosphorescence of decay." He meant it as a

Constance R. Zullo Barth CLAREMONT, NH -Constance Rae Zullo Barth passed away April 21, 2024. She was 81. The world is significantly less without her – and infinitely more for

The Maryland Writers’ Association created the Writers’ Round Table Program to encourage writers, poets, playwrights and authors through monthly articles and activities.

Three first-graders wrote reviews of their favorite restaurants for class, and the results are sublime.

In this essay, Colombian writer Juan Gabriel Vásquez praises the translator and translation’s ability to increase our access to the world and broaden our sense of humanity.