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Obituary  Ruth McKinney  RUTH CARTER MCKINNEY, 94 ROCKFORD – Ruth Carter McKinney, 94, of Rockford passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at home. Born Oct. 18, 1917, in Stokesdale, N.C., the daughter of Mary Elizabeth Morton and Yancey Lingon Carter. … Continue reading →

How To Write Good  by Frank L. Visco  My several years in the word game have learnt me several rules: Avoid alliteration. Always. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with. Avoid clichés like the plague. (They’re old hat.) Employ … Continue reading →

Derived from William Safire’s Rules for Writers Parenthetical words however must be enclosed in commas. It behooves you to avoid archaic expressions. Avoid archaeic spellings too. Don’t repeat yourself, or say again what you have said before. Don’t use commas, … Continue reading →

A peacemaker trained by The Rotary Foundation travels from England to Australia.