Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Applying ‘caveat emptor’ to a growing problem

As I was packing up to head home from school one night last week, I heard my cell phone vibrate on my...

The costs of keeping our students safe

It is hard to imagine a more poignant “sign-of-the-times” development than what came out of Monday night’s meeting of the Bluffton Harrison...

Court Docket update (we miss it too)

I appreciate the calls and questions we’ve received about the Court Docket. You may have noticed that we have stopped printing court...

Angelkeep Journals: It’s a ‘tad’ more than spring

Officially today marks the end of the first month of 2023 spring. Spring first month’s weather defines Hoosier Spring. Sun, snow, ice,...

Learning a bit of patience from an ‘old dog’

Whoever said you can’t teach an old dog new tricks must not have spent enough time around a Bernese mountain dog. 

There’s a show next weekend that you really ought to see

I have a long personal history with community theater. I’ve been in too many shows to count, I served as president of...

No one seems to be talking about this. That bothers me.

These Saturday morning entries have always been meant to be about a local issue or person, or some personal experiences that might...

Angelkeep Journals: Enjoying a post-Easter aura

“I sing because I’m happy, I sing because I’m free, His eye is on the Sparrow and I know He watches me.” ...

Warmer latitudes mean better attitudes for some of us

They say that when you change your latitude and venture to a warmer climate that you have a much better attitude and...

You never know where a story will lead — in this case, up a...

The question had become, “How many Deam oaks are there?” But I was also asking myself, “How many people care?”