Monday, February 17, 2025

Angelkeep Journals: Spawning bluegills hatched digressions and name-droppings

Shallow waters of a swale inlet for Angelpond’s fresh water refill became a perfect spot for a bluegill to decide to spawn....

Angelkeep Journals: Eastern pondhawk vs blue dasher

Angelkeep took on a pride, albeit bordered on arrogance, when a common and Angelkeep-abundant dragonfly variety became known. Upon sight the name...

Angelkeep Journals: Awaiting the Hobomok Skipper

Groundhog-speak should have been the topic of today’s Angelkeep Journals’ enlightenment. After all, tomorrow, February 2nd, is the day all winter-loathers anticipate...

Getting there and back is the hard part

While you are reading this, I’m experiencing one of the most vexing problems of modern American society — a long-distance trip on...

Enjoying the dog days of summer with two cool canines

Since we’re now in the dog days of summer — the 40-day period that lasts from July 3 to Aug. 11 —...

Lessons from a Congressional run

We have lost the art of thoughtful debate. Every time I heard this question “Do you support Donald Trump?”...

Farewell to a helpful colleague and mentor

When I first started at The News-Banner a year ago, reporter Sydney Kent was a beacon of light, coming in with a...

Despite rising inflation, kindness still costs nothing

I need to preface today’s column by letting you know I’m going to use the word preface several times.

Chalk it up to the best-laid plans

This weekend served as a good reminder that sometimes even the best-laid plans do fall apart from...

Walnuts then, now and future

Angelkeep has two mature walnut trees of sufficient age and stature to produce nuts. It’s a dirty,...