William Zinsser’s book On Writing Well emphasizes clarity and brevity. He urges writers to cut excess, avoid jargon, and express ideas simply. Don’t fret about style. Strip your sentences, and your ...

The American people have forgotten the lessons of history and have allowed themselves to be duped in the process.

I have used all three kinds of tools to elevate my writing, and I will continue to use it in order to hit my goal word count. But not every tool actually helped ... And once you’re ready to see your ...

I cannot judge the effect of my written or spoken words. At best, I lose myself in my thoughts, eager to expose them to ...

Jim Witherell of Lewiston is a writer and lover of words whose work includes “L.L. Bean: The Man and His Company” and “Ed ...

Unfortunately, as we were in the midst of working with educators and booksellers to set this up, book bans once again reared ...

By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Columnist “Abortion is health care.”  These words came from the lips of Sandpoint’s own Dr. Amelia Huntsberger, as she testified to the Senate Finance Committee last ...

OpenAI's new ChatGPT feature, canvas, turns the bot into an AI-powered word processor. But I'm not convinced it's all that ...