Wilber Schramm, an expert on the reading levels of newspapers, found that “an easier reading style helps [readers] to decide how much of an article is read. This [is] called reading persistence, depth, or perseverance….people will read less of long articles than of short ones. A story nine paragraphs long will lose three out of […]
An old friend called me this morning and related a long and complicated tale of legal woe involving the music business. I had little advice to offer, having spent a lifetime studiously avoiding any kind of business dealings. He thought he might want me to re-write some lead sheets, but wanted to ask his attorney
Colorado Springs is celebrating its 150th birthday this year. That’s right—this year’s new buzzword is “sesquicentennial.” By comparison to some large cities on the east coast, Colorado Springs is fairly young, but for longtime residents in the shadow of Pikes Peak, there’s a lot to celebrate. Check out coloradosprings.gov/cos-150 for a year-long, full slate of
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Some Bronco fans are freaking out over the 2021 draft because Denver didn’t draft a quarterback. It doesn’t help when sportswriters like Woody Paige give Denver an F for the draft as a result. Paige reminds me of my late father-in-law, who, in his dementia, would ask me why Denver wasn’t running an interception play
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Earth Day. Twenty-four hours to celebrate the Earth and all its natural resources. Students plant and proudly bring their prized bean sprouts home–only to be left and forgotten on the window sill. One day for students to learn about gardening is not enough to create a lifetime of love and respect for nutrition or the
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Here’s a story about six young people from not so long ago who lived in a town called Freeport and dealt with physical abuse in various ways. Paul Henry was 12 years-old, a dreamy, quick-footed kid from a large family of all sisters and no father. He was walking home one evening in October from
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