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Pa. School For Early Learning Named After City Native

HERSHEY, Pa. — Jamestown native Catherine Hershey's legacy of philanthropy and commitment to education will continue far into the future, thanks to the recently-announced Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning. The Milton Hershey School revealed in January that the new school will be ...

Write Now: In Writing Process, Sometimes Revising, Editing Are Merged

What is the difference between editing and revising? This question arises from time to time. Editing and revision are very similar, and both play a part in the writing process. The writing process, as I have written about in the past, may be either four or five steps: ¯ Brainstorming or ...

Write Now: ‘Gatsby’ Moves Into Public Domain

I’ll admit as I have before. I didn’t read many novels in junior high and high school. It’s not because I don’t like reading. I love reading. During those years, I read more periodicals than books. I loved reading magazines and newspapers, and record jackets. Still do, but now ...

Write Now: When Rehearsing, Keep A Pencil Handy

Found in almost every classroom, the ubiquitous pencil can be used as more than just a paperweight. Yes, it’s used as writing utensil, but sometimes gets shoved aside when its cousin, the almighty pen makes his entrance. The pen may be mightier than the sword, but for education, artistic, ...

Write Now: For Drummers, Playing In Pocket Takes Skill

The pocket. Often these words are mentioned in different contexts, all of which are valid. Talk with a baseball player and the pocket may mean the part of the glove where baseball sits best between the base of thumb and the base of the index finger. Because of hand size, different gloves ...

Write Now: Are You A Fan Of Guitar Tablature?

The debate lives. It’s one that guitarists and bassists often have. The debate is over the use of tablature vs. musical notation. For me, it’s a simple answer. I would rather read music than to read tab. To me, and some other bassists and guitarists may agree, it is that tab doesn’t ...