Editor's note: The Hour's Chalk Talk column runs the first Sunday of every month and is written by former Norwalk educator Roz McCarthy. For the full collection of stories visit www.thehour.com.

Those of you who teach three, four, or more writing courses each semester know the joy of hauling papers from the classroom to your office, where you attempt to bring order to awkward syntax and cast ...

Having your bills mailed to you month after month is bad for the environment. But many of us can't break the practice because paper statements are key to our financial housekeeping. With Earth Day ...