Kathleen McLaughlin’s [July 28] story about state fund investing reminded of a problem in institutional investing today: vague and imprecise language. Terms such as “stocks,” “bonds” and “commodities” ...

Imagine driving down a Colorado highway and instead of seeing a posted speed limit, you pass a road sign that reads: “Go an appropriate speed.” The idea may seem ludicrous, but similarly vague ...

HAMILTON CITY — The effort to unify Hamilton City”s two school districts may have hit an obstacle that could bring it to a screeching halt. At Monday”s Hamilton Union High School District board ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- With Wikipedia, Reddit and other websites “going dark” today to raise awareness about two anti-piracy bills that could affect the amount of content available on the Internet, UB Law ...

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AUSTIN — Texans who want nicer state parks or who support funding to preserve historic courthouses will have to read between the lines to find their favorite causes on the Nov. 6 election ballot. Up ...

Proposition 1 will protect reproductive freedom, though you may not know it from the wording on the back of your ballot. Credit: Getty Images. Tomorrow, voters in nearly a dozen states from Florida to ...

Vague language can mislead, misdirect and mystify. A scholar of the Finnish language points out that we should demand clear speech from our politicians and authorities. What an intelligent, educated ...

The 2024 election season is underway and we are being peppered with political speech from every direction. I’ve noticed that the language used can be just vague enough to allow listeners to decide for ...