“As America’s newspapers shrink and shed staff,” says the New York Times, “and broadcast news outlets sink in the ratings, a new kind of Web-based news operation has arisen in several cities, forcing the papers to follow the stories they uncover.”
Go check out The Voice of San Diego. Some columnists are saying it could be [...]
A team of individuals that includes Scott Moody, a member of the Epilepsy Foundation Kentuckiana’s Board of Directors, along with five men and one woman, including videographer, David Kiern, who will be filming their journey during the 18-day trip to Mt. Everest Base Camp starting October 4th.
At nearly 18,000 feet in altitude, Everest Base Camp [...]
Webgrammar (well, really me) has a new site on the excellent social networking site, Ning. How come?
It’s been clear for some time that social networking is here to stay. Technology and communications change almost in the blink of an eye. And everything moves forward. I want to stay in the mainstream so I can give [...]
My adorable, vivacious sister, Jan Pierson aka Calamity Jan, is an alumnus of the writer’s retreat, Hedgebrook, and this past weekend she attended their 20th Birthday celebration on Whidbey Island. Jan enjoyed every minute of the event, including chatting with Gloria Steinem, who is on Hedgebrook’s board of directors.
Jan writes stories for kids.
Until [...]
Have you ever wondered when you may “legally” add a “’s” to denote possessive of a proper noun?
According to The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th Edition, the general rule for possessives of nouns covers most proper nouns is formed by adding an apostrophe and an “s.” This includes most names ending in sibilants (kind of [...]
Q. How do I know if and when to use a comma to set off words near the beginning of a sentence?
A. Use a comma after elements that begin a sentence and also come before the subject and verb of the main clause. Examples: No, we won’t….Well, we may or we may not.
Also use [...]
