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• 50 Years Then, 50 Years Now

  

  Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis I started work at the St. Louis Globe-Democrat in January 1977. I began on the copy desk. Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Flag This One: A Fumble for Big-time Journalism

  

  New York City awoke yesterday to a mystery. Two American flags that normally fly from the towers of the Brooklyn Bridge had been replaced by two flags that had... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Grammar Friday

  

  Today’s grammar tips: When you need to indicate that something has been left out of quoted material, use an ellipsis. It consists of three spaced periods. Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2014 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pipeline of Children. Well Done!

  Good, thorough journalism is hard to come by these days. For that reason, I was especially impressed by Pipeline of Children, a collaboration between... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Internet Or Splinternet?

  

  It feels like the Internet and the World Wide Web are one and the same. You can find almost any website anywhere in the world with a few clicks of a keyboard an... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Grammar Friday

  

  Today’s four grammar tips about sound-alike, look-alike words: Homonyms have the same sound and often the same spelling but different meanings. Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2014 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• You Might Want to Spiff up Your License Plate

  

  As you’re running errands in your car, chances are increasingly good that your license plates are being scanned. If you’re scanned enough times, it’s possible t... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Grammar Friday

  

  Today’s two grammar tips: When you emigrate, you exit a country. When you immigrate, you go into a country. An adage is a saying that sets forth a general... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Deep White Cover – a Great Summer Read

  

  Deep White Cover by Joel W Barrows My rating: 5 of 5 stars Deep White Cover is a gripping first novel by author Joel Barrows. He’s a district judge in Iowa and ... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2014 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Grammar Friday

  

  Here are today’s two grammar tips: The derogatory term for a public relations person is flack, which supposedly memorializes Gene Flack, a well-known publicist... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2014 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Humor Thursday

  

  Noise to Signal Cartoon Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• What I Learned on My European Vacation

  

  The door that held Luther’s 95 theses was destroyed by fire. This bronze door replaced it and has all 95 theses etched into the metal. My wife, Pat, and I just... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Study Guides for C. S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce

  I just finished leading a course on C. S. Lewis’s The Great Divorce. In the book, he imagines that a busload of people take a trip from hell to heaven and are... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2014 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Grammar Friday

  

  Today’s two grammar tips: Don’t say that you’ll try and do something; say you’ll try to do it. If you try to do something, you might achieve it, or you might... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2014 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Humor Thursday

  Three science jokes for you (submitted by readers of Popular Science and published in the June 2014 issue): There are 10 kinds of people in this world: Those wh... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2014 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• GM’s 69 Words to Avoid

  

  General Motors has been working hard to distinguish between the new GM – warm, responsive, caring and responsible – and the old GM – strapped for cash, callous... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2014 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Grammar Friday

  

  Today’s two grammar tips: An unexpected event happens “all of a sudden,” not “all of the sudden.” The word “adverse” means “unfavorable,” “contrary” or... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2014 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Grammar Friday

  

  Today’s two grammar tips: People often use the word “since” to mean “because.” For example, someone might say, “He gave me part of his hamburger since he... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2014 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Infographic: Can Your Job Be Done by Robots?

  

  In addition to the infographic below, check out this interactive graph. You can find your occupation and see the likelihood of its becoming automated within... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2014 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Difference Between Rich and Wealthy

  

  You may be familiar with Chris Rock’s explanation of the difference between the rich and the wealthy: Shaquille O’Neal is rich. The guy who pays his salary is... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2014 BUSINESS, SELF EXPRESSION