Friday, April 4, 2025

Angelkeep missed the wedding ceremony

Angelkeep kept track and photographed the process of eggs being added to wren nests throughout the summer....

Reversing Orwell’s ‘1984’

While we were all busy monitoring the General Assembly as it slogged through proposed legislation, the Indiana Supreme Court sneaked a pretty...

A slow-go recovery, prepping for more go-go

There had not been a plan to write about the trip. Justin Peeper’s travelogues are much more interesting. However, his column earlier...

Hoosiers can be confident in their election system

Vigo Countians and fellow Hoosiers began casting ballots on Tuesday in the Indiana primary’s early voting season. They voted safely and securely.

Never underestimate word-of-mouth marketing

Each August or September, friend and fellow News-Banner columnist Chet Baumgartner and I make a trip to Ball State to visit our...

Marking a 65th anniversary surrounded by family

There is a lot that I am thankful for each day — so much so that I...

Letter to the Editor: The lights are unnecessary

At the end of March, utility poles were strewn along River Road with no notification to the affected property owners. We property...

Angelkeep: Ho-Ho-Ho-Hornet!

If the oversupply of Angelkeep hornets are not gone by the end of the week, they will...

Potatoes of yesterday, today, and the future

Bluffton Free Street Fair vendors offer a variety of items boiled in liquid fat. Meat. Pastries. Cheese....

Sniffing out the state smell — what might that be?

I am not the world’s greatest housekeeper, so if you enter my home, you are likely to detect a musty, stale odor...