This year, I’ve had chances to listen to what school kids have to say and, in the process, learn some new things.

According to Merriam-Webster, a truism is an “undoubted or self-evident truth” or something “too obvious for mention,” so it needn’t be said. Maybe, but one truism worth talking about is this one: “If ...

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben and puzzlemaster Will Shortz play the puzzle with Marion Yoder from Cheyenne, Wyoming. Sunday Puzzle: Drop a letter to make it better On-air challenge: I'm going to give you ...