Language in the News Archives — Planet Word Museum The museum where language comes to life Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:23:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://planetwordmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-PW_Logo_BLUE_circle-2-1-32x32.png Language in the News Archives — Planet Word Museum 32 32 The State of Literacy in the Digital Age https://planetwordmuseum.org/the-state-of-literacy-in-the-digital-age/ Mon, 13 Oct 2025 20:55:50 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=10401 Five years ago, Planet Word opened its doors with a bold mission: to spark a love of words, language, and reading in people of all ages — at a time…

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]]> Writer’s Block https://planetwordmuseum.org/from-the-founder-writers-block/ Mon, 22 Sep 2025 20:34:17 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=10321 Wasn’t it fortunate and timely, I thought, that just when words started to be the news — as opposed to simply being used to record and report the news —…

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]]> English as Our Official Language — Symbolic or Significant?: Q&A with Dr. Bill Rivers https://planetwordmuseum.org/english-as-our-official-language-symbolic-or-significant-qa-with-dr-bill-rivers/ Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:00:23 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=9655 On March 1, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order designating English — and only English — as the official language of the United States. The move has sparked both…

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]]> Words Under Threat https://planetwordmuseum.org/from-the-founder-words-under-threat/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 22:56:22 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=9629 My instinctive reaction to the broad, undifferentiated cuts to federal departments and programs was skepticism and distress. Would the cuts affect the cleanliness of our air and water, the safety…

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]]> Fed Up with Lies https://planetwordmuseum.org/from-the-founder-fed-up-with-lies/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:50:36 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=8926 As flood waters swirled around people’s homes and yards along with spiraling rumors and disinformation about emergency rescue services, I became fed up — fed up with the lies that…

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]]> Dignity or Contempt? How One Simple Tool Could Transform America’s Dialogue https://planetwordmuseum.org/from-the-founder-dignity-or-contempt-how-one-simple-tool-could-transform-americas-dialogue/ Wed, 18 Sep 2024 21:31:43 +0000 https://planetwordmuseum.org/?p=8850 After two assassination attempts against former President Trump and unease in Springfield, Ohio, after false accusations that immigrants there were eating pets, it’s the right time to think about toning…

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