What’s happening at your newspaper

Our former editor, Jessica Bricker, would occasionally write her column about what was happening at The News-Banner....

Angelkeep: Hibiscus rehabilitation

Angelkeep had a continuing practice of picking up a nearly deceased plant from one of the local garden plant vendors for an...

A beautiful day to run a half-marathon around Indy

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. That proverb was on my mind Friday afternoon as my wife and I...

Angelkeep Journals: Angelkeep ash, Deam ash, dead ash

Once upon a time Angelkeep had a pair of twin ash trees. Before Angelkeep even had been assigned a name, an excavated...

Lincoln might think me a fool but hey, I get paid to do this

Two topics for this Saturday morning. First, a very brief follow-up on Friday’s latest...

Angelkeep Journals: Hibiscus beauty renewed

The Victorian era had a social civilization ambiance that unfortunately has been lost to the world. For example, presenting a single blossom...

A peek at this year’s ‘Who We Are’ after playing tourist

I made an afternoon out of being a tourist in Ossian last week. Actually,...

What could Angelkeep do with a single mink?

Once upon a time, in a galaxy far before social correctness and PETA, the ultimate garment a...

Tree removal issues after winter

Winter proved a bit harsh for Angelkeep trees. One thorny unknown variety, which may have actually died the preceding year, took it...

Vietnam’s three wars still haunt us all

Few times in the last hundred years has our country not been engaged in armed hostilities. Today, although not in a declared...