Writers can misuse or overuse hyphens, em dashes, colons and, to some editors' disgust, semicolons. Using a period is a simple solution.

One example: As an English teacher, I’ve noticed that students sometimes focus too much on things like conventions (“I know I struggle with comma splices”) and end up missing bigger-picture priorities ...

Visitors can head to the comma Creative Arts Festival website for the full list of showcases and performances, and to register and buy tickets for ones they’d like to catch. Some activities you can ...