MORE TRASH TALK

“What is this?” Mary Ellen inquired the other day as she dangled a doodad in front of my face. It was small, white, plastic, hexagonal, and had several grooves.  “It looks like it goes to something,” she said.  “I don’t know what it is,” I responded, which I prayed would end the discussion, but I…

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Remembering End of Vietnam War

EDITOR’S NOTE: The 50th anniversary of end of Vietnam War and the 60th anniversary of U.S. combat involvement in Vietnam was the topic of a Memorial Day speech in Henry County by Nate LaMar. In March, I made a business trip to Vietnam. This was my second visit, with the first having been in 2000.…

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Nineteen Names On A Monument

When I was trying to come up with an appropriate topic for a Memorial Day column, for some reason I found my thoughts continually straying to the Vietnam War. Apparently, my subconscious mind was more on the ball than my conscious mind. It didn’t hit me that April 30 was the 50th anniversary of the…

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The Legacy We Leave

With the holiday weekend drawing near, our minds meander toward food, fun, family and friends. Barbeques abound and pool parties are planned. With the sentiments of summer unveiling, it’s often easy to lose sight of the true meaning of this most heralded holiday. While we honor those who fought and died for our freedom, it’s…

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Wandering Off Beaten Path Into Sports

Notes found scribbled on the back of a 1973 Indiana Pacers-Kentucky Colonels scorecard . . . * * * FOR THE 21 or 22 of you (statistics show more of you have started following me!) who read my scribbles, you know from time to time I dabble in sports. For the non-sports fans, I apologize.…

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The MAHA Mirage

President Donald Trump promised to hire “the best people” to lead his administration. His Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., heads an agency whose mission he is undermining. Kennedy has launched his own version of a populist health platform called “MAHA” (Make Americans Healthy Again), touting the benefits of organic food, clean…

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Heights Superintendent Shares Update 

Recently, Dave Post’s Engineering class became the first in the state to offer Purdue University’s 5S workshop as part of their Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). Representatives from Purdue University were on site to observe this groundbreaking achievement and to present the certifications. 5S is one of several Lean Manufacturing tools and is a globally recognized…

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Put God in Everything  

(original July 10, 2020) Sometimes my brain and my heart live in grueling and anxious knots. Last night during a small group meeting, I listened for several hours as we talked about racial tensions in this country. I also listened for hours about how guilty we should feel and how wrong we have been and how…

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