Saturday, January 4, 2025

Navigating the culture wars: Who has the playbook?

I’ve been struggling with this — betting you have, too. So I found it heartening to read this sentence in a commentary...

Angelkeep Journals: Surprise-Surprise! Iris!

“Surprise” was analogous to Angelkeep. The word and name go hand-in-hand as appropriately as peanut butter and jelly, ham and eggs, or...

Angel Keep Journals: Black walnut blossoms and nuts and nut lovers

It appears some nut lovers are busy looking for the finest trees, the choicest limbs, and probably marking them in some way...

-30- for a few weeks for an African adventure

The label “-30-” is one of journalism’s oldest, as reporters used to write that number at the end of an article to...

Honoring a remarkable loss for a remarkable family

If you are not a first-time visitor to this Saturday spot, you have likely heard this before: What I’ve enjoyed most in...

A day to remember and honor

Memorial Day rolls around again and we will take the opportunity to enjoy a day with family; perhaps to fire up the...

Angelkeep Journals: Stuck on ‘Decoration Day’

Angelkeep remained old school. Decoration Day looms, and it’s a far cry between its intent and a reality of today. The former...

Pet peeves from a concerned cyclist

Now that cold weather is finally behind us the season of increased traffic on the Rivergreenway and Interurban Trails are going to...

Movie re-release brings back Spain pilgrimage memories

“You don’t choose a life, Dad. You live one.” That line is perhaps the one that stays with you...

Picture this: The way it’s supposed to be

Every once in a while, a photo will just grab you. Won’t let go. The News-Banner does an “exchange”...