Good grammar develops over time, so relax and put down the red pen. Kids need to make mistakes in writing read more

Good grammar develops over time, so relax and put down the red pen. Kids need to make mistakes in writing to move toward correctness. They freeze up if they think you'll pounce on every error. You want your daughters to keep writing, since this is the best way for them to develop strong usage skills.

I knew we'd have to bring our 'A' game, ... But I never expected our best score in the state read more

I knew we'd have to bring our 'A' game, ... But I never expected our best score in the state tournament.

We were very disappointed (by the loss). We've lost some wrestlers to attrition and injury, but we just didn't wrestle read more

We were very disappointed (by the loss). We've lost some wrestlers to attrition and injury, but we just didn't wrestle particularly well.

With Klose injured we supposedly had a striker problem. But we definitely do not have a problem and you could read more

With Klose injured we supposedly had a striker problem. But we definitely do not have a problem and you could see that.

We probably dominated for 70 minutes out of 90 tonight.

We probably dominated for 70 minutes out of 90 tonight.

It's great to call up somebody in the community to help out.

It's great to call up somebody in the community to help out.

That's the bottom line -- that no one gets hurt, no one gets injured, or hurts someone else while they're read more

That's the bottom line -- that no one gets hurt, no one gets injured, or hurts someone else while they're on the road.

On offense, it's important for us to have good cuts and a lot of movement off the ball. Once we read more

On offense, it's important for us to have good cuts and a lot of movement off the ball. Once we catch the ball, we have to be very strong with it. Quick guys usually have quick hands and step in the passing lanes.

I think we just started to play hockey. It was pretty torturous for the first two periods there. We had read more

I think we just started to play hockey. It was pretty torturous for the first two periods there. We had a few brief moments in there where we did play good or looked all right, but, for the most part, we looked like a pee-wee team out there.