Writing a newspaper column is easy. Just open a vein and bleed. The origin of that description varies. Famed sports columnist ...

Editor: On Nov. 9 this newspaper gave U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan space for a column, nearly half of which was devoted to a heated criticism of the paper’s position on opening the government. The issue is ...

Some of my earliest memories are of the sounds of newspapers. I can still hear my father opening the morning paper wide with a “snap!” then folding it once, and once again, before leaning back in his ...

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The rebuilding of Lahaina could be a lot more expensive than anyone is expecting if Maui County officials do not waive an obscure infrastructure rule. County law allows the Department of Public Works ...

Want secrets for a smarter vacation? Nationally syndicated columnist Chris Elliott’s new book does that. Travel light and lowkey. Nationally syndicated columnist Chris Elliott’s new book explains.

Veteran Austin journalist Mike Kelley, who for 20 years wrote a humor column for the American-Statesman, died unexpectedly in his sleep Sunday at his Wimberley home. He was 81. "He wasn't loud," said ...

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George F. Will has been an opinion columnist for so long that he makes the job look effortless, but early on he wondered how he’d ever find enough material to fill two columns a week. So, as Jonah ...

“We believe this solution will make Columns Drive safer and more attractive,” said Cobb DOT Director Drew Raessler in a news release. “We appreciate the residents who worked with us on this project — ...

Journalists are used to asking questions, so sometimes when we are on the receiving end of a query, we clam up. When I was in high school, I interned at my hometown paper, and for my final assignment ...

I believe I’m the only surviving employee from the old Attleboro Sun still working in the business — if you count writing this weekly column as working. I came to Attleboro in 1969 after answering an ...