I'm writing from Mississippi. I'm here for the Mississippi Book Festival in Jackson. A few hours ago, I had the pleasure of sharing the stage with Alice Randall and Tom Piazza. Our books were about ...

Mary Ellen Klas is a politics and policy columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. A former capital bureau chief for the Miami Herald, she has covered politics and government for more than three decades.

Autumn is my favorite season in the northern hemisphere. The colors are brilliant, the air is clear, and it’s time for school. I’m a professor, long time teacher, and the crispness makes me yearn for ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine that someone gives you a list of five numbers: 1, 6, 21, 107, and—wait for it—47,176,870. Can you guess what comes next? If ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Taylor Soper on Sep 8, 2025 at 8:22 ...

The University of Arizona is terminating its Writing Skills Improvement Program, a move that closes the door for students to receive instruction from specialists with professional degrees in writing, ...

SIOUX CITY -- Morningside University continues to come up empty in its bid to find a new home for its baseball program. On Monday, the Sioux City school board shut down the college's request to sign ...

A writing program between Wayne State University and the Detroit public school district that aims to strengthen writing instruction for high school teachers and build leadership skills has returned ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Getting rid of furniture isn’t easy, especially if it’s big and bulky like a mattress or box spring. Well, guess what? Thanks to a new program, it’s easy and free — that is, if you ...