This year, 33 essays were submitted and three students received awards during the Perry Optimist Club's annual essay contest.

Tom McAllister is the author of four books, including the memoir “Bury Me in My Jersey” and a forthcoming essay collection, “It All Felt Impossible.” ...

Mr. Green is the author of “The Man Nobody Killed.” Recently, as I was getting into a car, the driver clocked my name and asked, “Like Musk?” I sighed and answered as I have now dozens of ...

He saw more hyperorganized five-paragraph essays; more essays that were formatted as a letter to someone; and certain examples and words being used over and over again by different students. Geiger ...

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Intensifying divisions between North and South in our country are getting increasing attention, whether it is about finances—the five Southern states contribute nearly 29%of the central ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Jeffrey L. Reynolds, president and chief executive of Family and Children’s Association in Garden City. COVID-19 is over. That’s the explanation the ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Dan Panico, supervisor of the Town of Brookhaven. As supervisor of the Town of Brookhaven, New York’s largest township by size, I have long advocated for ...

DC Larson of Waterloo is the author of "Ideas Afoot" and "That a Man Can Again Stand Up." A CBS News/YouGov poll conducted immediately after President Donald Trump's March 4 address to a joint ...

Wars are always ugly, but sometimes peace accords are ugly too. They often require excruciating concessions. This may be Ukraine’s future. In the aftermath of wars, former combatants seek peace ...

We all know that nations across the globe, the United States included, are experiencing a fertility crisis. Women are not having enough children to keep populations constant, and this is sure to ...

Following the heinous acts of violence by Hamas and other militant groups on October 7, 2023, which caused the deaths of over 1,200 people, including relatives of residents of my district, I and ...