¶ Kitty Burns Florey advocates teaching handwriting in schools: “Educators I talked to claim that kids master reading more easily when they write a word as they learn it: the writing process keeps their attention focused as they match symbol to sound.”

¶ In my former home of Manitou Springs, Colo., a goddess figure is re-named.

¶ I knew about Graham Harvey’s book Animism: Respecting the Living World,but I did not realize that he had created an excellent Web site to go with it.