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WORDS: Mea culpa. We had set Ann Weiner’s letter aside to add it to RTS and it got misplaced. She had written to us back in September (we need to clea...

Reading doesn't just happen. It's a skill that has to be learned, which means it has to be taught. And since reading is foundational to success in jus...

TALKING: Research claims the average person says 16,000 words a day. On average, people say about 150 words per minute. On the lower end of the scale,...

TRIVIA: You’ve got to have a thick skin to do some jobs, or to live in some places — like in the deep sea. According to trivia facts from Best Life on...

WORDS: More than 1,000 new words were added to the Oxford English Dictionary this year. Among those are bibliophilia and bibliophobe — the first, mean...

HOW MANY: The average person reads 2,000 books in their lifetime. Really? We found that statistic in many places, but honestly, we know a lot of folks...

SHAKESPEARE: Imagine being so clever that around 1,700 words are credited to your creation. We’re referring, of course, to William Shakespeare. He cre...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — When Tim Walz walked on the stage after being named vice presidential running mate for Kamala Harris he greeted the packed stadium ...

COUDERSPORT — Basic Sign Language, taught by Sheri Greene, will be held 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays from Aug. 27 to Oct. 8 (no class Sept. 3) live at t...