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Column sparked reader response
You never know what’s going to prompt a response from readers.
Another change opens a new chapter
And by days, I mean today and yesterday and the couple days before it, which is pretty much the extent of my time in east central Indiana thus far.
The right grill finally came along
I’ve finally found the grill of my dreams. That’s not a typo. I found the girl of my dreams back in 1968 and married her in 1971. The grill of my dreams was a gift on Father’s Day.
Cousins both got what they earned
While I was feeling the effects of a meager batting practice, bullpen and a few fly balls, my younger cousin, Nate Snead, got to feel the thrill of hearing his name called in the Major League Baseball draft.
Old road has disappeared to history
The rows of corn kept marching in neat lines, east to west, north to south. There wasn’t any hint of northwest or southeast to be seen. Any trace of what I was looking for had long ago been erased by passing time.
Everyone needs a friend like Andy
These days, when a storm front is approaching, I can feel it in my knuckles. The combination of age and a lifetime of work at typewriters and computers has given me some variation of carpal tunnel or arthritis. Most of the time, it’s just a nuisance. But the knuckles really …
Freedoms don’t extend everywhere
Anna shook her head in disbelief. “That sounds like kindergarten journalism,” said the voice in my headset, translating her words.
Time goes by quickly at 4-H auction
Pete Shawver leaned over and asked, “How many years?” Good question. Melodi Haley and I had been talking about that same thing earlier in the week.
How much have we really changed?
The ugliness of it was casual, and that made it even uglier. Growing up in Jay County in the middle of the last century, my generation was awash in casual racism. It was something we inherited from those who went before us, but by the 1960s it was also something …
Groups collaborate for fair success
To the editor: The fair is rapidly approaching. Members of 4-H, members of the Jay County Fair Board and the many volunteers for those entities have been busy with preparations, some of which have been completed throughout the year, some currently in progress and those that will soon be happening.
Keep renewable energy momentum
To the editor: Even though the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was far from perfect, it provided significant tax credits that have spurred billions in clean energy investment across the country — including right here in Portland and Jay County, Indiana.
The only choice was to sing along
The first time I saw them, they were “The Rick Z Combo.” It was a spring dance when I was in high school, one of those girl-ask-boy things that were known back in the day as a Sadie Hawkins dance. (If that reference escapes you, you’re too young to remember …
Cluelessness is widespread issue
You’ve probably heard of the “Stockholm Syndrome.” That’s a psychological effect which occurs when people who have been taken hostage start to identify with and side with the very people who took them hostage. At our house, we keep track of the “Stratford Syndrome.”
Old grill outshined shiny, new options
Backyard cooking combines some basic elements that strike a chord in the primordial soul of most men. It has it all: Fire, meat, smoke, sharp objects, solitude, control, and a chance to work outdoors. What could be better? But now someone’s decided that a basic grill is not enough.
Help Campofiores with trip to Spain
To the editor: Four local young men — Anthony, Walter, Paul, and Virgil Campofiore — have achieved a remarkable honor: they have been selected to represent the United States at the prestigious International Table Soccer Federation World Championships for table soccer (foosball) in Spain.
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