Jack Ronald
Jack Ronald (1948-2002) served as president and chairman of the Graphic Printing Company from 1985 until the time of his death April 23, 2022. He was publisher of The Commercial Review for 38 years and editor for 32 years.
He is a member of the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame.
Ronald earned a litany of journalism awards from Hoosier State Press Association, Indiana Associated Press Media Editors and Inland Press. He received the Charlie Biggs Community Commitment Award from the Hoosier State Press Association in 2014.
A 1970 graduate of Earlham College, he became a Fulbright Scholar in 1998 and a Fulbright Senior Specialist in 2012. He won the Indiana Journalism Award from Ball State University in 2004.
The Portland High School graduate is a strong supporter of community journalism and has also used his skills to teach journalists around the world. He has served as a trainer in Moldova, Kyrgyzstan and most-recently Myanmar.
Sometimes we need a superhero
“The dam has broken,” said the voice on the phone.
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Think about those who are at risk
Last year, I rounded out 2020 by reflecting on those I had lost during that first year of the pandemic. This year, it seems appropriate to reflect on those at great risk.
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Fighting for Riz
Jay County couple is working to help their friend from Afghanistan
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Loom is ready for assembly
It started with a conversation at the dedication of the newly expanded campus of Arts Place in Jay County.
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Sometimes bed wins over baseball
“What inning is it?” I asked as I lifted my eyelids and attempted to drag myself from the warm embrace of the family room sofa where I had been dozing. Truth to tell, I may as well have asked, “Who is playing?”
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Trip was as advertised before rain
“So,” someone said, “how’d that camping trip go? That one with the grandchildren.” Fair question.
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Strong opinions are in the genes
Hard to believe, but if my mother were alive today she would have turned 103 this month.
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Differences can’t break community
Has enough time passed for us to go to the land of uncomfortable memories?
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Spend time with some good books
Maybe, as the month winds down, it’s a good time for my annual book recommendations.
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Helpless feeling will not go away
One of my favorite Neil Young songs has a plaintive refrain: “Helpless! Helpless! Helpless!”
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Child-proofing is simply impossible
“It’s not as if the queen is visiting,” I said to my wife. That was undeniably true. The queen of England isn’t known for domestic mayhem. Then again, the queen of England isn’t two and a half years old. Our youngest grandchild is.
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Bird seed will stay put for a while
I was buying birdseed, and I was feeling kind of stupid about it.
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Learning can impact what we like
Sometimes what you learn can get in the way of what you like.
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Rain delay turned out just fine
Maybe I’ve told this story before. At my age, that happens. But the Indianapolis 500 got me thinking about things, and one memory triggered another.
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Weather thwarts plans for baseball
My wife and I tend to get a little premature when it comes to spring and baseball.
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Jetson is in need of a new hobby
It seemed like a good idea at the time. But even the best ideas play themselves out.
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Standardized test taking is scary
It’s testing season. ISTEP may be gone, but ILEARN is alive and kicking as any kid, teacher or parent could tell you.
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Inscription kept book on the shelf
Several years ago, my sister-in-law in Minnesota instituted a rule: If a new book came into the house, another book had to leave.
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Myanmar work includes new rules
It’s been a little over a month since that Sunday night when my wife came in to tell me the news. I was on the computer, and it was about 7 p.m. when Connie came in to tell me that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi had been detained. It was a shock, but it was not a shock.
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It's tough, but confidence is strong
My father popped up in a dream the other night. He was still a youngish man in the dream, probably in his 40s. And he was smiling.
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Side effect of vaccine? Euphoria
As is so often the case during this pandemic, it came down to a matter of chance.
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Winter sports? Nah, grab a broom
The term “winter sports” has always struck me as something of an oxymoron, a contradiction in terms.
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Grief lingers from loss of friends
As the year winds down, it’s only natural to reflect on milestones and those we’ve lost along the way.
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Desk is not ready for prime time
My old friend Paul Stevens made a request the other day, and I still haven’t been able to fulfill it.
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The gift exchange came up empty
Much as I love Christmas — and I love it a lot — I can’t say I’m a fan of the Christmas gift exchange.
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Remember key lessons
Some things I have learned over more than 70 Thanksgivings: Leave room for dessert.
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