DEAR WORD COURT: When I was in high school, a teacher who was a grammar Nazi made a fuss about "principal" and "principle." She definitely impressed on me that there's a difference between the two ...

A few weeks ago, my friend John and I treated our three 17-year-olds to a boys’ night out. We started off at Bazbeaux downtown, inhaling guy pizza (read: pepperoni and sausage) and dissecting the big ...

DEAR WORD COURT: When I was in high school, some years ago, a teacher who was a grammar Nazi made a fuss about "principal" and "principle." She definitely impressed on me that there's a difference ...

UPDATE: The Stage Left production of “Principal Principle” is back July 17 to Aug. 18; more information at stagelefttheatre.com Sometimes it takes a Krispy Kreme doughnut to crystallize a delicious ...

It's 7:15 in the morning and Al Penna has already been on the job for an hour. Standing in the gated entryway of Binghamton High School in upstate New York, the veteran principal—about to celebrate ...

Commitment, it too often seems these days, has become something of a quaint word and a malleable concept. Once it meant a promise not easily undone. Now, pro athletes who’ve signed lucrative contracts ...