My cat got sick. It went downhill from there.
Have you ever had an off week? The universe and my own brain conspired against me this past week. I’m not sure...
Move travel to the top of your bucket list
“Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.”
French novelist Gustave Flaubert...
Observations on the opinion page from the fill-in guy
I am a self-professed Jack of all trades master of none which makes me the perfect back-up for many News-Banner employees.
Budget season: It’s the best time of the year
More than a few times I’ve joked that the first day of county budgeting hearings is my favorite day of the year....
Angelkeep Journals: Define ‘invasive’ please
At the very northwest corner of the home built at Angelkeep grows a waist-high spiraea bush. It anchored the north end of...
Transparency, superstition and a little PTSD
This is my second attempt at maintaining transparency on problems we run into at The News-Banner.
A few weeks...
Angelkeep Journals: Let there be entomology, and it was good
Chores at Angelkeep necessitated nearly a daily trip outside to feed some form of wild critter. With numerous bird feeders on two...
Letter to the Editor: Jefferson Township/property taxes
We found Niki...
These phrases are dead giveaways you’re from the Midwest
One of my favorite magazines to read has long been “Reader’s Digest.” I admire how the writers put their stories together in...
A cursed prognosticator takes a swing
A number of years ago, a good friend and I were commiserating, perhaps over a brew or two, about how to advance...