Zinnia and the village it represents
Angelkeep’s annual patio pot of zinnia always provided entertainment.
A clipped bloom became a kitchen window mini-bouquet. Hummingbirds, swallowtails,...
Not registered to vote? You have until Oct. 10
It’s no secret that Hoosier participation in elections is among the lowest in the nation and has been declining in comparison to...
Old news is still pretty interesting news
It is not unusual for people to stop by the News-Banner office with some old newspapers they’d found. “Would we be interested...
Angelkeep off the Street Fair midway
Meet friends. Elephant ears. Rides. Corn dogs. Parades. Yellow jackets. Games. Taffy apples. Bands. Fish sandwiches. Market Street Industrial Tent. Free acts....
From Rwanda to the Bluffton Street Fair
Writing about travel has always been one of my favorite topics to share with our readers and is certainly a labor of...
Angelkeep Journals: Work before (Street Fair) pleasure
Long ago,, this columnist fried a full skillet of brats sautéed with onion and pepper strips. The idea was to pre-eat a...
Lessons from ‘1,000 Books before Kindergarten’
My 4-year-old and I finished a journey this month that we started nearly three years ago; we finished 1,000 books before kindergarten.
For effective Congressional oversight, ask the right questions
One of the hardest things to watch as Congress has evolved over the past decade or more is the extent to which...
A day in a rural Rwandan community with five artisans
Aristotle coined the phrase, “The soul never thinks without an image.”
I think of those seven words often, including...
A new mattress; Farewell Jimmy; Small-town cops
A few odds and ends as we — my wife and I — recover from a wonderful journey only to catch some varied...