Thursday, December 26, 2024

Angelkeep Journals: Blessed are the Microcrambus elegans

Blessed are the summer days, for they are now behind us. – Book of Autumn 1:1 This year proved...

Letter to the Editor: A bad plea deal for 9/11 criminals

I would like to comment on the 9/11 memorials that occurred on Sept. 11, 2024, 23 years after the attack on our...

Congress has a lot to accomplish in a short time. Don’t expect much.

Congress went back into session after its summer recess on Sept. 9 with a full plate of...

Potatoes of yesterday, today, and the future

Bluffton Free Street Fair vendors offer a variety of items boiled in liquid fat. Meat. Pastries. Cheese....

Never underestimate word-of-mouth marketing

Each August or September, friend and fellow News-Banner columnist Chet Baumgartner and I make a trip to Ball State to visit our...

Lessons from a Congressional run

We have lost the art of thoughtful debate. Every time I heard this question “Do you support Donald Trump?”...

Of mice and men and girlies and street fairs

Somewhere along the line, I seem to have garnered a reputation of not being a Street Fair fan. Not sure why, but...

Horrible memories of a horrible day

Sept. 11 anniversaries seem to come around faster and faster every year. For no apparent reason this one hit harder than most.

Angelkeep Journals: Paper wasps and pollen balls

What does a honeybee do with pollen it collects for transporting back to the hive? It sticks it to its legs until...

Letter to the Editor: All politics are local

I totally agree with Holly Gaskill’s comments about the deterioration of some board meetings. These meetings are public forums and should be...