I have personally known a couple of meteorologists over the years and I can tell you that they are the same in person as they are on television: They never apologize for getting the weather forecast wrong. In the latest case, the Blizzard of ’15 that was to smother all […]
We have unofficially reached the limit on news about the under-inflated balls used by the New England Patriots in their game against the Indianapolis Colts. By unofficially, I mean we can’t stand hearing any more about it. The morning and evening television news shows have led with the story since […]
When I teach a college writing class I ask the student to see details in their daily lives and record them. As I read the sentences out loud in class, I am trying to teach the importance of the small things that can illuminate understanding and help readers […]
A recent New York Times article reported that the swap of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl with Taliban prisoners last year influenced negotiations with Cuba as the U.S. worked out a new relationship with that country. The Cuba talks involved prisoners on each side, too, and the Obama administration didn’t want to […]
