Trying to have some impact — locally and globally
Two weeks ago in this space, two local ladies were recognized for the difference they made in...
Are you deserving? Or just eligible?
This will be a departure — a digression, if you will — from our normally local topics...
A perfect storm leads to a perfect moment
It’s funny the things you think about when you’re exhausted.
As I write this...
Saturday’s Sub: Where do you want to get your ‘public information’?
Wells County Council’s actions so far during the 2023 budget process will get mixed reviews from here. While they rejected a proposal...
The news is mixed for those in ‘storm-central’
We’re still trying to catch up with all the people we know who either have a “place”or...
Art reflects life: Cartoons display our divided nation
Not sure what exact year it was, but sometime after joining the News-Banner in 1997, I took...
A morning in Paris followed by lunch in South America
It took about 90 minutes on Friday to be immersed in the culture of Paris and then 10 more minutes to enjoy...
My cat is trying to kill me
It was around 4 or 5 a.m. I had just fed the cats their wet food because it’s important for cats so...
Angelkeep Journals: Look. Up in the sky. It’s Great Egret.
“Great Caesar’s ghost,” exclaimed the editor of that mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper who, disguised as Clark Kent, fought a...
It wasn’t all just about the flood 20 years ago
Thumbing through 20-year-old copies of the News-Banner the past few weeks, researching the “Great Flood of 2003” for our series of articles,...