Opinion writing is famous for a host of microlabels — columns, editorials, op-eds, guest essays, letters to the editor and even cartoons. While each of these pieces serves a distinct purpose, their ...

“Love yourself.” It’s the phrase of the century — it’s on posters, signs, speeches, and every 10th video on Instagram reels. They’d probably put it on fast food bags if eating fast food wasn’t more or ...

Every writer knows the moment. It’s often late at night, when words blur together on your screen and you wonder why you thought you could pin down such a slippery thought. You read a sentence aloud, ...

Twenty years ago next month, Tom Ward, Jamie Quinn, and Marcia Green saw my combination of limited writing ability and deep hunger for local news and decided to hire me. At my mom’s urging, I’d ...

Editor's note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. “The pen is mightier than the sword” may sound cliche, ...

You can’t tell now, but I am writing this column in longhand. I’m on a tropical island (don’t hate me) without access to a computer screen (ditto) and composing a column this way is an enlightening — ...