A postal clerk who can’t read cursive, millions of misread letters and a “lost generation” of students: Michael Reagan links failing schools to your missing Christmas mail.

The staff of the Martha Canfield Memorial Free Library invites the public to an in-person talk with Tim Brookes, author of ...

Here’s a true Christmas story starring the U.S. Postal Service and Santa Claus. Earlier this week, my wife Colleen went to ...

Here’s a true Christmas story starring the U.S. Postal Service and Santa Claus. Earlier this week, my wife Colleen went to our local post office in Los Angeles to mail a present to her relatives ...

This nostalgic list explores twelve once-beloved American traditions slowly disappearing, highlighting cultural shifts, ...

As Illinois rolls out a new law requiring early literacy screenings beginning Jan. 1, some educators question whether it will ...

For more than 70 years, the greatest musicians in the world have been recording Christmas songs. Here are our picks for the ...

Here are seven artists — painters, sculptors, a photographer and a papermaker — whose work stood out in the group shows we covered this year.

Forget cursive. Statistically, given the sad state of our government schools, he’s lucky he can read at all. As is well known, and has been reported in the media for decades, more than half of all ...

Dear Heloise: I sympathize to some extent with the writer in a recent column of yours lamented how doctor’s offices will say ...

I sympathize to some extent with the writer in a recent column of yours lamented how doctor’s offices will say the appointment is at 10 a.m. but ask that you arrive at 9:30 a.m. for paperwork. However ...

I started using plastic bags to freeze baked goods in. They hold up well. I now save all the food bags that contain products ...