It was an appropriate send-off. A life to celebrate.
Ted Ellis’ funeral yesterday concluded with … fireworks. Very fitting. Ted loved ‘em, because he loved that...
We had this special relationship. It hurts.
Dave Schultz
It was a summer day a few years ago when I wandered into the building at...
Harvest Moon Miracle Moonflower 11-05-2026
The all-parts-poisonous moonflower, named Datura inoxia by English botanist Philip Miller (no known ancestry to News-Banner’s Opinion Page Editor Mark Miller) in...
Bluffton’s ‘Mr. Sunshine’ in more ways than one
The first time I met Ted Ellis in the fall of 1998, he was standing in front of my high school government...
The tomato lady was really a peach
It’s not a normal occurrence to have a tomato named after you. Anna Lee Ault was not...
Finally, Election Day is suddenly upon us
Like Michael Myers in a “Halloween” movie, Election Day has somehow felt both quickly and slowly approaching for weeks.
It should be obvious: PAC-XXVI
Angelkeep has no difficulty declaring the ultimate PAC-XXVI.
Angelkeep deliberately used an acronym to...
This week’s aggravation: It just gives me the blues
Much of the mid-term election news this year has been about Republican candidates running away from their unpopular leader, who is cruising...
Handicapped red-spotted admiral
Angelkeep stumbled upon a butterfly sight unwitnessed previously. A red-spotted admiral butterfly fluttered in the branches of...
When will this absurdity end?
Unfortunately, we don’t need to look very far in today’s world to find absurdity.