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Big Man U Has Proud History With Purdue Basketball
Photos courtesy Purdue Athletics. During Matt Painter’s 21-year tenure leading the Purdue men’s basketball program, the Boilermakers have become known as “Big Man U.” In an era when history is regarded by some as yesterday, Purdue has been the home of exceptional center play going back to before the 55-year-old Painter entered grade school. In…
Read MoreNO FOOLIN’ – Fun Facts Stranger Than Fiction
Buckle up and prepare to be boggled! I have a curious collection of beguiling books gathered throughout my many thrifting expeditions. Recently I came across my hardy hardcover – National Geographic’s 5,000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!) I brushed off the dust and dug into some delightful data, tons of tidbits, wacky wonders and so much more. Want to…
Read MoreHoly Week Lessons and Tasks
This morning I went to a Lenten breakfast. It was the last in a series of four very early Saturday morning meals and lessons. My goal was to attend all four occasions this year. Mission accomplished! But God had much more in mind for me today in the form of a real life, day-long parable!…
Read MoreA Major Historical Find?
From Time to Thyme By Paula Dunn This month marks the 161st anniversary of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth during the waning days of the Civil War. The details of Lincoln’s murder at Ford’s Theater are pretty well known, but you may not be as clear on what became of…
Read MoreSOAP DUDS
The piece I wrote about my nighttime leg, thigh, and hand cramps generated more emails than any other piece I’ve written. In the column, I complained about this persistent problem and mentioned that I had received a lot of advice from others who also suffered from it. Suggestions included: zinc, vitamin E, turmeric, potassium, vitamin…
Read MoreLt. Governor Micah Beckwith. Sine Cera. Part II
EDITOR’S NOTE: Andy Chandler is a presidential historian and a museum archivist at Candles Holocaust Museum in Terre Haute and the Ernie Pyle WW II Museum in Dana Ind. He is also a photographer and his work is often seen on these pages. Recently he sat down with Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith. The second of a…
Read MoreMongtomery, Ala. “It’s just a photo.”
Mongtomery, Ala. “It’s just a photo.” It’s just a picture. Just an image on a screen. If we’re precise, it was taken with a Fuji XPro 2, using a 35mm lens. The settings were ISO 200, 1/800th of a second at F7.1. Metadata says it was taken on 3/22/2025. However, those are specs and settings. Like looking at sheet music for Handel’s Water Music, seeing the notes and saying ,”looks good,” without ever hearing it performed. There’s a woman on the left. “Just a woman on a…
Read More3-25-26
Inching Closer to 70 . . . Never been a glass half full kind of guy. No, I don’t consider myself a pessimist – just a realist. My lovely wife and I used to play euchre with her parents. My mother-in-law, God rest her soul, was famous for sighing, I’m probably going to get euchred…
Read MoreLt. Governor Micah Beckwith. Sine Cera. Part I
Photos courtesy Andy Chandler Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith. Sine Cera. Part I EDITOR’S NOTE: Andy Chandler is a presidential historian and a museum archivist at Candles Holocaust Museum in Terre Haute and the Ernie Pyle WW II Museum in Dana Ind. He is also a photographer and his work is often seen on these pages. Recently he sat…
Read MoreMy Friend is 65; Shouldn’t She Be Exempt?
Dear Rusty: My girlfriend is 65 and she just enrolled in Medicare. She is still working full time as a nurse, but they are still deducting Medicare taxes from her paycheck. I thought as soon as you started Medicare, that they would no longer take any Medicare taxes from her paychecks. Is that not correct? Signed: Concerned Friend …
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