HOBO HOMEFRONT: Remembering Maudy

I once read this saying: "Life is meant to be lived — not feared, sold nor sweated. Fear not death. Fear the unlived life." It sticks in my mind as I mourn the loss of Maudy Carper, a long-time Laure…

Can word games make us smarter?

When older generations complain about reading and writing skills among today’s youth, they point accusingly at technological advances, award-winning author and college teacher Daniel Wick said.