I was listening to the radio the other day, and heard a song that is in my collection. It’s a song I like, but not for the reason you would suspect. I like it for the brass instrument solo. In many popular songs from the mid 1960s until present solos are performed by either guitar, ...

Because of the pandemic, you could say that she is joining the family business. Madeline Rasmusson performs with her grandfather Ralph “Razz” Rasmusson on Monday nights at The Chop House on Main. She treasures the moments. “It’s a really unique experience getting to perform ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...