Buckle up as we find out what’s in the bill
Back in 2010 when the Affordable Care Act — Obamacare — was being debated, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi famously said “We have to...
Letter to the Editor: Defining DEI and other ‘modern’ terms
RE: “Here’s the Thing: Choosing your Battles” (April 23).
Sometimes I get nostalgic for the good ol’ days. Remember...
Angelkeep Journals: The itsy-bitsy shore spider mystery
“The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the pond muck pile...” That’s not exactly how the classic childhood fingerplay sing-song words go, but...
Mysteries and acronyms come in all sorts of languages
There are mysteries in this world. Plenty of them. Why some particularly pique my interest is one of those.
Angelkeep Journals: Prepare for the Ides of Iris
The Ides of March, yet three weeks distant, bears a paltry significance at Angelkeep compared to the Ides of Iris.
A trip across the pond to our favorite destination
When my wife and I have the chance to make a trip across the pond, we like to take advantage of the...
Here’s the Thing: Dealing with a significant loss of dignity
I have what my daughter would call a first-world problem. Like many, I have lost a great deal of money/value in retirement...
Yet another head-spinning week
If there is no topic and a first draft of a column typed by Wednesday evening, I usually throw in the towel...
Letter to the Editor: Bluffton’s city water just seems a bit ‘off’
RE: “Board discusses reported water issues downtown”, 3/19/25 News-Banner. While I am thankful for the coverage, the headline truncated the geographic area...
Angelkeep Journals: Some prairie-chicken ponderings
This column topic became a first of over 950 past columns. Never before, if memory served this aging columnist well, had a...