Is this another sign I’m getting old?
As time marches on, I’m occasionally reminded about how much things have changed. Most of it happens...
2024’s digital dilemma: Scroll, click, repeat
When you’re in the word business like we are here at The News-Banner, you always enjoying talking about the nuances of language...
Life lessons from Thing One and Thing Two
Holly Gaskill
I tend to be a creature of habit.
Depending on your perspective of...
Angelkeep Journals: Those carnations, how they do go wild
Mom used to ask, “Can you quit being so wild?”
That memory probably came from days when the rain...
The system works – but it also needs attention
Back in mid-July, an eye-opening poll came out. It raises some serious questions about Americans’ underlying confidence in our democracy.
The property tax puzzle is back in the news
It’s a curious thing. And puzzling. Property taxes are back in the news.
A proposal to freeze property taxes...
There’s at least one more fighter pilot that came out of Wells County
I surely misunderstood Mike Stohler. And he is enough of a gentleman to not holler at me.
Angelkeep Journals: ‘Curiouser and curiouser’
Angelkeep Journals tips the Mad Hatter’s hat to Lewis Carroll, the author something of an inspiration for this column. A tip of...
Hiking around Angelpond
The winter will soon be past. Days that remain cool are yet balmy bliss compared to some...
A post script to a Veterans Day salute
It is always gratifying to get feedback or responses from readers. First, it is nice to know people are actually reading my...