Without a serious study of journalism, there can be no understanding of citizenship, democracy, or community.

Having the urge to write is one thing; acting on it is another.

If a period is a stop sign, then what kind of traffic flow is created by other marks? The comma is a speed bump; the semicolon is what a driver education teacher calls a “rolling stop”; the parenthetical expression is a detour; the colon is a flashing yellow light that announces something important up ahead; the dash is a tree branch in the road.

I may have grown up in the Age of Aquarius, but I'm growing old in the Age of the Acronym.

Everyone should read, we say, but we act as if only those with special talent should write.

Without a serious study of journalism, there can be no understanding of citizenship, democracy, or community.

For what good is freedom of expression if you lack the means to express yourself?