I am re-posting an excellent blog entry from Anne’s Blog which could be titled “The Economical Use of Words: a Primer.” (Her title is “297 Words and Phrases that Rob Your Writing of All its Power”).

September 1, 2017

You’re not stupid. You know what writing is truly about. It’s a never-ending battle for your readers’ attention. Every sentence is a link in a taut chain that connects your headline to your conclusion. And you are just one weak sentence away from losing your reader forever. So you take your craft quite seriously. You […] … More I am re-posting an excellent blog entry from Anne’s Blog which could be titled “The Economical Use of Words: a Primer.” (Her title is “297 Words and Phrases that Rob Your Writing of All its Power”).

Clearly, this act is abhorrent and I hope those responsible serve time. Also, This is particularly disturbing given Hobby Lobby’s stance that as a Roman Catholic company they need not provide insurance that covers birth control. It smacks of disregard for “other” cultures that today happen to be Muslim majority nations.

July 7, 2017

I usually teach about these issues in three of my courses. Sad to say I have a new example. WENY News – Hobby Lobby fined $3 million over smuggled Iraqi artifacts