The Feds fail to see the (incandescent) light
Goodbye, incandescent light bulb.
You had a heck of a run before the government...
An intriguing threesome: Reality, reality, fantasy
Maybe there is something to this “things happen in threes” thing. My skepticism of the topic has been expressed before in this...
Angelkeep Journals: Nothing yucky about yucca moth. Yucca was good.
Many say “yucky” when shown a snake. “Yucky” for a buzzard. “Yucky” for a slug, sometimes even for a night crawler, especially...
The system works – but it also needs attention
Back in mid-July, an eye-opening poll came out. It raises some serious questions about Americans’ underlying confidence in our democracy.
Hoosiers should have direct ballot power
Ohio is in the midst of a ballot initiative melee that can only be described as pulling the rug out from under...
A week in Rwanda shows what it means to have Ubumuntu
Learning about language has always fascinated me.
I remember taking a semester class during my freshman year with Bluffton...
The state’s ILEARN results should concern us all
The results of Indiana’s ILEARN standardized testing are slightly better than 2022, but they still show that Hoosier students in grades 3-8...
‘The road goes ever, ever on …’ (Tolkien)
One thing leads to another.
This road — a trail in our case — began in late April when...
Are you clinging to your landline phone?
If I could somehow call my father in the Great Beyond, I’d confess that I’m turning into him.
I...
No more textbook fees but some districts will see losses
Parents are getting a big win as their kids go back to school this year: no more textbook fees. But as the...