OPINION
Distracted driver ruins a nice trip
It was a Thursday afternoon, and I was headed for Muncie. It’s not one of my favorite drives, but there was a meeting at Minnetrista that I had to attend. And the sun was shining, so it seemed to be a pretty good recipe for spring fever: A little windshield …
Have mental health conversations
To the editor: May is recognized nationwide as Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to elevate the conversation around mental wellness, reduce stigma and remind our community that help and hope are always available.
Mowing lawn was a waiting game
It looks as if I won’t be needing a scythe. Thanks to Sunday’s sunshine, I was finally able to mow the lawn, a fact which should give our neighbors — who have been much better about mowing this spring than I — some comfort.
Look forward to the good to come
Editor’s note: This column is being reprinted from April 29, 2020. In some ways, it’s difficult to believe it’s been five years since the height of the coronavirus pandemic shutdowns. In others, it seems ages ago. Jack offers advice about how to deal with the pandemic in this column. It’s …
Let your friends know they matter
Don’t wait. Don’t wait until someone is gone before expressing how much they mean to you. That’s the lesson driven home over the past month.
Reconsidering funding for libraries
To the editor: The Indiana Library Federation urges reconsideration of the proposed 30% funding cut to the Indiana State Library.
Our lives break into different roles
One of the things they don’t tell you when you get into community journalism is that eventually — if you stay in it long enough — you end up writing the obituaries of family members and old friends. The hardest part of that job — aside from the emotional wear …
Speak up in support of our library
To the editor: On behalf of the Jay County Public Library, I want to draw your attention to recent developments of great significance to Jay County Public Library and to libraries across the state.
Quality points turned to hysteria
To the editor: The recent column headlined “Congress is a reverse Robin Hood” has some very good points about problems with various aid programs to the poor. Then of course, in typical liberal fashion, Jocelyn Smith has to go hysterical with lies about Republicans.
Do something to help a good cause
Good-hearted people do amazing things all the time to raise money for charities. They bowl, they dance, they walk, they rock in rocking chairs. You name it, they do it. And if they sacrifice a little dignity along the way, so be it. Being a little less stuffy and a …
It is the young who boldly serve
To the editor: Such letters are normally reserved for veteran-related dates, so I have somewhat strayed from this habitual expectation. At an early age I was somewhat fascinated in knowing the earth’s surface was 71% water. Sailing to distant shores piqued my interest but the sea did not back beckon. …
Baseball is for the love of the game
You know, I said to my wife a few weeks back, if we lived somewhere that had spring training going on, we would have been to a couple of ballgames by now. You know, she responded, we would also be warmer.
Slowing down is not a bad thing
News travels faster these days. Scandals are unveiled, reviled and forgotten in the blink of an eye. The jury is still out on whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing. But it’s real.
Pre-authorization: Keep it, with reforms
To the editor: If you or someone you know has ever experienced the frustration of a delayed medical procedure or a denied prescription due to prior authorization, you’re not alone.
Friendship survives across decades
Would I recognize him? I wasn't sure. Sitting in a big city bar, waiting to meet up with someone you haven't seen in almost 20 years can be a little intimidating.
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