A friend recently made reference to a “plumb line” in a conversation we were having about Costa Mesa, which inspired me to do some research. She mentioned she attended a local church service that ...

Editor’s note: This article is a reprint from Feb. 10, 2013. We do not like to talk with any degree of seriousness about consequences, especially if those consequences involve penalty and punishment ...

Is something said to be "plum" full or "plump" full or "plumb" full? A plum is a fruit, a very tasty fruit. I like plums. You probably like plums, too. The plum is our friend. Think "Little Jack ...

A bricklayer uses a plumb line to gauge whether the wall he builds is vertically straight. Does the presidential office exhibit a moral plumb line that measures how upright its occupant is? What does ...