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Do children still need paperback dictionaries?

Apr 18 2011
Mary

In this day of online dictionaries and smartphone apps, is a paperback dictionary still a necessity? We get questions like this from time to time.

Nephi Kiwanis Club visits Utah third graders

Apr 18 2011
Mary

The Kiwanis Club of Nephi, Utah, visited the third graders at all three of the elementary schools in the Juab School District.

Elks donate hundreds of dictionaries to area students

Apr 18 2011
Mary

The Wareham Elks Lodge donated more than 130 dictionaries to third grade students at the John W.

It’s Greek to me!

Apr 18 2011
Mary

 Joe Mc Kay’s “Crazy About Words”
… toasting our language since 2003!

Anyone got a dikshunary?

Apr 15 2011
Mary

Arline French has one, and she knows how to spell it.

New Milford Rotary gives students a gift of words

Apr 15 2011
Mary

The New Milford Rotary Club presented dictionaries to children at each of the elementary schools in the New Milford and Sherman school districts.

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