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It’s a Mean World; What Can You do?
Politics . . . mass shootings . . . property taxes . . . even our Colts . . . there just doesn’t seem to be a lot to be cheerful over. Cheer up Buckwheat! Need a dose of positivity? Oh sure, I can already feel some of you already rolling your eyes. Stop it.…
Read Morein the ’60s, Dam Sliding and One More Judge New Story
From Time to Thyme By Paula Dunn This week’s reader column actually grew out of comments I received about the previous reader column. After the subject of the old Strawtown restaurant, the Trading Post, came up, Jeanne Flanders reminisced about her family enjoying their 1963 Easter dinner there. While Jeanne didn’t mention attending any of…
Read MoreForgiveness then Love … or … Love then Forgiveness?
April 10, 2020 (original), revised March 2, 2025, April 16, 2025 Which is a more accurate statement? Forgiveness then Love … or … Love then Forgiveness? Are these words mutually exclusive? Can one word stand on its own without the possibility of the other? Do we forgive the actions or inactions of others first, so…
Read MoreVERY SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS
My wife is smarter than I am. She has earned more money than I have. She is far better looking and makes a better parent. I wanted to tell you this up front because I’m going to make fun of her now, and I don’t want you to think I’m a total jerk. As you’ll…
Read MoreAsk Rusty – When’s Best Time to Claim Social Security?
Dear Rusty: I will be 66 ½ in June and would like to discuss when would be the best time for me to start taking my social security benefits. I am still employed full time and don’t want to be penalized because of that. Please let me know what I need to do to set…
Read MoreStop the Snoring!
Snoring can certainly be annoying, but it doesn’t always indicate a serious medical problem. However, sometimes snoring can be due to sleep apnea, a condition that can lead to significant medical complications. Sleep apnea causes people to have pauses in their breathing while sleeping. Most people have insignificant pauses, but people with sleep apnea have…
Read MoreTaking Look at Boiler Gridders and NFL Draft Possibilities
Thanks to offensive lineman Marcus Mbow, Purdue’s streak of having an NFL Draft pick will extend to 26 of the past 27 years next weekend. Mbow, who gave up his senior season to enter the draft, is projected as the sixth-best guard in the draft and ranked 84th overall by The Athletic’s Dane Brugler. “Mbow…
Read MoreBranna Seeks to Understand . . . First
Well folks, how are we doing now on those New Year’s resolutions? It’s been well over three months, and I don’t know about you, but mine are dead in the water! OK, let’s be real. I haven’t made a New Year’s resolution in decades. Why, you ask? Because I know all too well how successful…
Read MoreA Visit From the Kansas Smasher?
From Time to Thyme By Paula Dunn Some headlines in the old newspapers just beg to be investigated. Take this one in the July 26, 1906 Hamilton County Times — “Kansas Smasher May Be Sojourning Here — Is Hard To Locate.” “Kansas Smasher?” How could I ignore that? According to the rather lengthy article, a…
Read MoreA Visit to the Tomb, an Easter Sermon
Original 3/31/24, revised March 3, 2025 Today’s Easter Scripture is from the gospel of Mark 16:1-8. 16 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen,…
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