Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Goodness, I hate writing cursive. Some people love it. They enjoy and admire the ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Traditional handwriting is making a comeback in schools in one state after a new bill was just signed into legislation. On Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that will ...

ALTOONA, Pa. (WJAC) -- With so much communication now done through a keyboard instead of on paper, many schools have moved away from teaching cursive writing over the last decade. But with cursive ...

As I was watching that U.S. Senate hearing on the Russiagate investigation Wednesday, I noticed a woman sitting behind the senators taking notes on a legal pad. She seemed to be making quite a good ...

“I like how my pencil feels on the paper when I write it,” Evi said from her classroom at Mary Queen of Apostles in New Kensington. “It’s very loopy.” Evi and her classmates are learning the art of ...

Goodness, I hate writing cursive. Some people love it. They enjoy and admire the flourishes, the art and the discipline that go into writing “longhand.” (Does anybody use that word anymore?) My late ...

Imagine it’s the first day of a new job, and you are excited but nervous. It is your dream job. You were informed to show up early to fill out some paperwork before starting your day. You show up to ...

Lisa Meinen-Doerksen, a mother of two children at Border Star Montessori in Brookside, said she likes cursive writing. She believes it has helped her children’s fine motor skills and their ability to ...

When I sat down to write this, I had one of those blank moments when not one plausible thought came to mind. So I did a few of those circles like we used to do in school - you know - writing the ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Traditional handwriting is making a comeback in California schools. On Friday Governor Newsom signed a bill that will require cursive instruction in first through sixth grade. Abigail ...