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A new name is being added to the list of candidates for St. Charles County executive. Bill Eigel announced he'll run in 2026.

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Professor Drinka and students within the linguistics department created a time capsule for words and dialects they predicted would become part of the U.S. jargon in 2025. On Jan. 25, professors, ...

In a world where parents prefer unique baby names with meaningful origins, there’s no better source of inspiration than the land of the free and home of the brave.

Frausto in 1989 for an exhibit organized by a Chicano artist group in Phoenix, Arizona. The term was created in an attempt to reclaim the word “rasquache,” which is slang for low-class and often used ...

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Class C winners: Dayne Behning, Munising; Summer Pomaville, Pinconning; Kelcie Pung, Fowler; Isaiah Kabban, Harbor Beach; ...

Danielle VonLehe is a landscape designer at TERREMOTO in Los Angeles.

A Nigerian lady in the diaspora has narrated how a Nigerian jargon landed her in police custody. She innocently used "drugs" in place of "medications".