Music lessons improve reading by boosting sound awareness and helping children process speech more effectively.

Through Oct. 12 — “Million Dollar Quartet” at Mill Mountain Theatre (1 Market Sq., Roanoke). Features a glorious score of rock ‘n’ roll, gospel, R&B, and country hits, performed live onstage by ...

'The Ripple, The Wave That Carried Me Home' What: Attend a poignant staged reading as part of the MOJA Arts Festival on a story of social justice and political activism through the lens of public ...

On their father’s night stand, the children found a book called “Suffering” by Paul David Tripp. One passage Dr. Lesslie had marked with a red star recommended that people avoid bitterness because “it ...

Living on South Beach means fearing the fickle wrath of the flash-flood gods. Take a walk around the neighborhood after a heavy rain and you’ll find half a dozen people furiously bailing out their ...

I think most people agree there is a literacy crisis in our nation, particularly in our state, including in Midland Public Schools. Until the root cause of the problem is identified and addressed, no ...

South Plains native Sonny Curtis, a prolific singer-songwritter who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Crickets, is being remembered for his lasting impact on the ...

I urge readers to download the U.N. report “Legal analysis of the conduct of Israel in Gaza pursuant to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.” The report details ...

The Rock N’ Brew Fall Festival is Saturday at the Mohegan Pennsylvania casino, with beer, food specialties, varied entertainment and games from noon to 10 p.m. Music includes: Hangin’ With F.O.G., ...

Stephen Colbert mocked President Trump as he unpacked the president’s alleged birthday letter to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in Tuesday’s “The Late Show” monologue. “The letter he ...