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PHOTO BOMB!!
This could only happen to me. And it did. I got a new iPhone. It has a lot of new features which are wasted on me because I am a meat-and-potatoes kind of guy, so I don’t need a lot of bells and whistles. However, the camera does have some neat photography enhancements, which I…
Read MoreThe King of Kings: A Quick Review
I don’t often go to the movies anymore and I’m surely not a movie critic. But perhaps because I’m a retired pastor or just a curious older lady, I ordered tickets online for Angel Studios’ production of King of Kings. Thinking that spring break was still in session (and that there probably wouldn’t be a…
Read MoreIs it Alzheimer’s?
It is quite common for middle-aged and older individuals who notice occasional memory lapses to wonder if they might be developing Alzheimer’s dementia (AD). Encountering someone with Alzheimer’s is increasingly common as our society’s elderly population grows. However, it’s essential to understand that forgetfulness is a normal part of aging and typically does not indicate…
Read MoreDespite ESPN Blunder, Purdue’s Braden Smith Getting Deserved Attention
Today, the Bob Cousy Award. Tomorrow? Maybe the Wooden Award. It’s heady times for former Indiana Mr. Basketball Braden Smith, who took home the award as the nation’s best point guard during Final Four Week in San Antonio. Presuming Smith returns to Purdue for his senior season, some national media members think he could join…
Read MoreArresting Developments in Judge New’s Court
From Time to Thyme By Paula Dunn Last week I wrote about Judge Edward F. New, Jr.’s rough treatment of juveniles and his inventive sentencing of convicted offenders. What created the most headlines, however, was his penchant for citing local officials for contempt. One of the earliest incidents took place in 1967 when the judge…
Read MoreMy First Easter Sunrise Service
penned 4.22.2019, revised March 3, 2025 My twin sister had inscribed “Easter” on a stone two years before her death at sunrise Easter morning 1996. With the church’s permission, I laid the palm-sized stone at the foot of the outside cross for our Easter sunrise service this year, my first experience ever. It was very…
Read MoreFollowing Up On A Few Details . . .
Scattershooting while wondering whatever happened to Kirby Grant. * * * SEVERAL OF you have asked about HB 1312, the bill that would have taken public notices (and some Indiana newspapers) out of the public eye. That awful bill died last week in a Senate committee. The final vote was 2-8 with Sens. La Keisha…
Read MorePutting Our Health at Risk
The recent decision by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement significant staffing and funding cuts across its agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), raises serious concerns about the future of public health in the…
Read MoreProperty Taxes Heating Up A Taxpayers Wait
Are you watching the unfolding drama on property taxes inside the Indiana Statehouse? I sure am and boy is it interesting. A few observations: So many questions, so few answers. It’d be easy to say this is going to go like it always does. A few folks will make noise and jump up and down,…
Read MoreAsk Rusty – Will My Medicare Premium Change because I Sold Investment Property?
Dear Rusty: I have questions concerning the deduction of money from my Social Security benefit amount as relates to the sale of investment property. I am 66 years old and have been drawing Social Security since I turned 62. My wife is 56 and is a housewife and has no taxable income. Our income comes…
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