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The question had become, “How many Deam oaks are there?” But I was also asking myself, “How many people care?”
Hospitals, insurers must cut prices or be made to
Indiana General Assembly leaders sent a strong, clear message to hospitals and insurers, calling on them to...
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When you’re in the word business like we are here at The News-Banner, you always enjoying talking about the nuances of language...
Homeowner property assessments keep rising
Every year about this time homeowners receive a Form 11 from their county assessor. It’s the notice...
The obsession that Norm built
As a married man, I rarely get to control the television remote.
My wife...
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The trek across the driveway to the house after picking up items from the mailbox invariably includes sorting as to his and...
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My 4-year-old and I finished a journey this month that we started nearly three years ago; we finished 1,000 books before kindergarten.
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...
Recognizing the continuing service of veterans
It is heartwarming to hear the number of people, children included, who will go up to an...
The calendar says (I think) that it’s time to resolve
It’s that time of year when all insist on putting themselves through the annual ritual of making New Year’s resolutions, resolutions honored...