Columnists For whom is this column written? Jon Mays Daily Journal staff Updated Nov 12, 2025 The word whom has an interesting reputation, at least in my mind, and I was beginning to question its use.
Columnists Losing our language Jon Mays Daily Journal staff Oct 10, 2025 A student learning a foreign language must begin with its grammar and spelling as a building block. It is not enough to just know the words, t…
Local ‘Boys’ and ‘girls’ aren’t adjectives Terry Bernal Daily Journal staff Updated Mar 22, 2025 Some years ago I was talking with a high school administrator when he asked me if I could do him a favor. Citing it as one of his pet peeves, …
Arts & Entertainment Speller reinstated into National Spelling Bee after appeal By BEN NUCKOLS Associated Press Jun 2, 2022 OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — A speller has been reinstated into the Scripps National Spelling Bee field after successfully appealing that he was deni…
Arts & Entertainment 'No joke': Initial rounds of National Spelling Bee get tough By BEN NUCKOLS Associated Press May 31, 2022 OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — One speller ran off the stage in the middle of her time at the microphone, saying she needed to pee. Another tried to wa…
Guest Perspectives Clergy support Transgender Day of Remembrance The Rev. Terri Echelbarger Nov 10, 2021 The Transgender Day of Remembrance is a day to mourn those who are transgender or gender-nonconforming and whose lives are taken by violence. …
Local News County governments look to meet need for language interpretation services By Austin Walsh Daily Journal staff Jun 7, 2021 Cities and school districts across the county take varying approaches to offering language interpretation and translation services at public m…
