OPINION
We must address loneliness issue
To the editor: In a world where digital communication is constant, it is a cruel irony that so many in our communities feel profoundly alone.
Dictionaries failed to bring fluency
If you could learn a language by buying dictionaries, I’d be fluent by now. Fact is, I’m as much a linguistic basketcase as the rest of America. That truth was driven home to me over the weekend.
Jinny’s is step back in time
To the editor: Recently, a truck accidentally drove into the south wall of Jinny’s Cafe in Bryant.
4th of July committee says thanks
To the editor: The Jay County 4th of July Committee would like to thank the Jay County community for another great 4th of July Celebration.
It was time to correct a mistake
I dug the hole in the wrong place. As Mother Nature has reminded me. More than 20 years ago, we moved into our house in Portland.
Child support services are available
To the editor: Jay County prosecutor Wesley A. Schemenaur is joining prosecutors, the Indiana Department of Child Services/Child Support Bureau and child support services agencies throughout the country to recognize August as Child Support Awareness Month.
Reading negotiations came to halt
Some serious negotiations are under way at our house, and Harry Potter is involved. No, not the wizard himself. The books. It started long before the latest in J.K. Rowling’s string of best-sellers hit the bookshelves — or, in the case of LoBill’s in Portland, the produce shelves.
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.
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