Transparency, superstition and a little PTSD
This is my second attempt at maintaining transparency on problems we run into at The News-Banner.
A few weeks...
Angelkeep Journals: Let there be entomology, and it was good
Chores at Angelkeep necessitated nearly a daily trip outside to feed some form of wild critter. With numerous bird feeders on two...
Letter to the Editor: Jefferson Township/property taxes
We found Niki...
These phrases are dead giveaways you’re from the Midwest
One of my favorite magazines to read has long been “Reader’s Digest.” I admire how the writers put their stories together in...
A cursed prognosticator takes a swing
A number of years ago, a good friend and I were commiserating, perhaps over a brew or two, about how to advance...
Exactly who is ‘making the rest of the country miserable’?
J.D. Vance has been making headlines lately. I first encountered him in grad school when I read his book. No, I didn’t...
Angelkeep Journals: Angelkeep mid-summer rules
Angelkeep will soon be seeing school buses passing by the driveway without a stop. No need at this location. Plenty get onboard...
Kathy Tyson’s bold but ignored warnings
The story of 1963 Lancaster graduate Kathleen Tyson Heslop and her plunge into national politics was one of those that landed on...
Angelkeep Journals: Two-lined spittlebug
All facts about a two-lined spittlebug had been placed into eight sentences on Wikipedia. Two of those dealt strictly with a two-lined...
On media bias, with a side note on divine intervention
While there is no question in my mind that, generally speaking, national news outlets lean to the left, I don’t believe it’s...