Our ongoing series A More Perfect Union aims to show that what unites us as Americans is far greater than what divides us. In this installment, we look at the power of the written word. Common Core ...

COLOMA, Mich. (WSBT) — Fourth graders and veterans finally met face to face after a year-long pen pal connection. It was all a part of a pen pal program to enhance students’ reading and writing skills ...

EXETER — Riverwoods resident Linda Tober and fourth-grader Mo Furbush met face to face for the first time this week but say they were already fast friends. The two have been pen pals since earlier ...

In today’s fast-paced digital age, instant communication is the norm. But, the notifications and pings of our devices can become overwhelming. People seemed to have left the art of letter writing in ...

COLOMA, Mich. (WSBT) — Reading and writing are important lessons students learn while in school. This year, students at Coloma Intermediate put these lessons to use by having special pen pals, and on ...

The ease of texting and emailing has made these methods the preferred ways to communicate for many of the young generations. But, Martin Walker Elementary students are learning that there is still ...

Some people have one pen pal they exchange letters with on a regular basis. Megan Warantz, a 60-year-old television and movie producer from Oceanside, has 18. Melissa Bedell, a 44-year-old director of ...

ST. JOSEPH — Modern-day communication is often instantaneous and filled with emojis — much different from the snail mail communication of years past. But students at three St. Cloud school district ...

SEATTLE, Wash. - After decades of letters and living worlds apart, two international pen pals are finally meeting face-to-face. Dana and Kathy began writing to one another in the 7th grade, according ...

Baltimore independent bookstore The Ivy Bookshop is starting a Young Pen Pals Club to connect those ages 7-14 with each other via letter writing. Each participant will receive stationery, stamps, and ...

Carol-Ann Krause (left) and Patsy Gregory, both 80, have corresponded since they were 12 in 1955. Courtesy of Steph Calam / SWNS These two 80-year-old pen pals were stationary for 68 years, but they ...

My 15-year-old daughter had been living without her phone for more than ten days when I suggested she get a pen pal. “Like someone I would email?” she asked. “No, someone you’re not connected to ...