By John Chapin An ornamental tree that never fails to attract attention this time of the year is the hawthorn, with its displays of brilliant
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Thanks for the memories
By Dick Wolfsie Each year I devote two columns to review what I wrote about during the previous 11 months. For example, last winter I wrote
Burying the lede for a new year
By Curtis Honeycutt It’s resolution time, which means your local gym’s treadmills will be in high demand while they glisten with other people’s sweat (until
The best holiday since sliced bread
By Curtis Honeycutt November begins the holiday season, but we don’t need to wait until the end of the month to celebrate. Although Thanksgiving is
Spooky word origins that go ‘bump’ in the night
By Curtis Honeycutt It’s scary how early I get excited about PSL season. Of course, I’m talking about punctuation, syntax and language! Add an extra
Better grammar, better love life
By Curtis Honeycutt It’s true — people with better spelling and grammar get more dates. I regularly receive emails from readers asking me about the
Climbing the corporate latter
By Curtis Honeycutt Do you want to work your way from the mailroom to the corner office? You’ve got gumption, kid, so leave it to
Investigating fictional faceoffs
By Curtis Honeycutt Let’s talk rivalries. Everyone has an opinion on Coke versus Pepsi. How about werewolves against vampires? Do bears beat Battlestar Galactica? Hufflepuff
Shortcut words: lazy or efficient?
By Curtis Honeycutt Americans like being the best at things. We’re the best at baseball, jazz, freedom, national parks – pretty much anything Ken Burns
Spilling the tea on sentence fragments
By Curtis Honeycutt Blame it all on my British roots, but I’ve never preferred coffee. I like hanging out in coffee shops. I don’t mind