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For Valentine's Day, enjoy Vonnegut's eerily prescient sci-fi story "EPICAC," which we first published in 1983.

A new headquarters for the York County Elder Abuse Task Force has opened in Ogunquit, Maine. Named Beacon Cottage, the center will serve as an office for Maine's first Elder Justice Investigator, ...

The 27-year-old is the winningest quarterback in Notre Dame history and speaks at Notre Dame Clubs across the country, including Thursday in Folsom.

When a former Hinds County educator found himself out of a job for reading a children’s book, it seemed that things were looking up when the Mississippi ...

Someone asked “What is the strangest punishment your parents ever gave you?” and now-adults shared their best examples.

I had been looking for something like a beginning. A strange thing, perhaps, to expect from time, or from life: the chance to ...

In today’s computerised world, the word ‘computer’ is everywhere, from home to school to offices to even our pockets! However, have we ever wondered that the word ‘COMPUTER’ actually stands for ...

I choose a single word each year to guide my decisions, and in 2025, “Win” reshaped how I think about success, family and growth. A single word cuts through noise and helps you define progress when ...

Skye Jackson’s poetry collection “Libre,” published early this year, is full of powerful images. A wasp battles her father to claim their mailbox as its home in a pointed story of survival. Josephine ...

In case you've faced some hurdles solving the clue, She said, One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world, we've got the answer for you. Crossword puzzles offer a fantastic ...