Saturday, January 11, 2025

The importance of participation

Holly Gaskill People often talk about “childlike wonder,” but I’ve been thinking about “childlike boredom” quite a bit...

Vacation aftermath

My wife and I rarely took vacations until recently.  Larisa and I placed our...

God’s Garden of Eden

If you began reading this column today due to the headline then it worked, but it was...

What does Rokita’s lawsuits cost Hoosier taxpayers?

Every time Attorney General Todd Rokita signs Indiana onto a lawsuit somewhere in the country or files a brief in a case...

Overcoming my fear, and deserving an Oscar

Carrie Penrod I loathe public speaking. My voice wavers, my hands shake, I look like one of those...

A couple of hours walking around Mayberry

My wife and I made a roadtrip earlier this month to Hilton Head, S.C., and we made...

1,700 miles later, he takes time to reflect on the trip

I am sitting rather securely at my desk in the office of Your Favorite Newspaper and I’m...

Letters to the Editor: Some school board lessons

After attending the PTO -sponsored school board forum and being a past two-term member of the Bluffton-Harrison School Board, I feel compelled...

Another tentative step into this newfangled century

We’ve taken one more step into the 21st century. Still learning, though. The Miller...

Have you hugged an etiquette expert lately?

“Were you raised in a barn?” I never had the legendary Mrs. Montgomery as...