Many of the phrases you use every day have histories that go much deeper than they seem on the surface. While they’ve become part of casual conversation, their origins often reflect older customs, ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Recently I offered my teenage children proverbial words of encouragement – tough times ...

Proverb of the Day: A modern proverb suggests that the most effective response to being wronged is not retaliation but ...