OPINION

Thank you for dinner support

To the editor: On behalf of the Jay County Bridge Dinner Committee, we would like to show appreciation for everyone that showed up “on the Whitaker Bridge” for the inaugural Jay County Bridge Dinner.

Reader dislikes plan for voting centers

To the editor: I would like to comment on the change to vote centers.

What’s a good pogo stick anyway?

With yet another birthday on my horizon, it seems as if this might be a good time to admit some of my failings.

Family thankful for benefit event

Family grateful for support as mother awaits liver transplant

The history hasn’t been forgotten

There are still histories that need to be written. Unfortunately, with the passage of time, those who can tell the tale first-hand die off or move away or disappear. And whole chunks of human existence go down some memory hole.

Reader expresses immigration concern

To the editor: Jay County is facing a problem that too many are pretending doesn’t exist.

Community is unmatched

To the editor: I cried in the shower today. I just had my 20-year class reunion. Time flies, whether you’re having fun or not. I asked my mom if I could borrow a necklace for the party and she obliged. I was sorting through her jewelry box and came upon …

Thank you on behalf of 7-year-old

Have I ever properly thanked Weldon Hamma? I don’t think so, but now that I’m north of 60 things have gotten a little fuzzy. I figure it’s better to thank him twice than not at all.

It was a difficult week for pottery

It’s been a tough time for crockery at our house. The trouble started a couple of Thursdays ago. That’s the night Connie has her latest classes at Ball State University, so the dog and I were on our own.

Thanks for helping to celebrate courage

To the editor: On behalf of the planning committee for the 2025 Jay CountyCancer Society’s Cancer Cruise-In: Celebration of Courage, we want to extend our deepest gratitude to our community for the incredible support shown during this year’s event.

Fan of house shows was content

Clive and Roger would not approve. Those of us who wander through the upper reaches of the cable channels while surfing with the remote control know, of course, who Clive and Roger are.

Former resident calls for change

To the editor: Portland continues to take hit after hit, and the challenges our community faces cannot be ignored any longer.

Art is about inspiration, insight

What is art? OK, OK, that’s a way-too-heavy question to launch a column in a small town Indiana newspaper. But I’ve got to admit it has been on my mind for the past couple of months.

Relative’s passing led to knowledge

Thanks to a cousin I haven't talked to in years, I now know my great-grandfather's name. Genealogy has never been a high priority at our house.

Problems there are cause for worry

It’s been a rough several weeks. Not here. There. Here, things have been just short of spectacular. But things are often different on the other side of the world, as the news from Iraq reminds us daily.
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