Repurposing Hoosier factories can turn tide for dying counties
Many of Indiana's counties are awash in excess industrial, commercial and residential property. In my county alone, about a quarter of all factories and...
Very fine line exists between trash versus treasure
You pride yourself on being a person who is not terribly attached to earthly possessions, and then you have to part with something and...
Norman Knight for March 18
The morning started out innocently enough. We were drinking coffee, reading newspapers and doing puzzles when my wife realized her kitchen chair was missing...
Time to say goodbye to Mexico, hello to Florida
Margaret McGovern wrote this column before the couple embarked on the journey home this week.
The time has come for us to...
Student filmmakers hit mark at festival
What other medium allows 200+ people to sit in a darkened room and have a dream simultaneously streamed into their collective consciousness? Film, as...
It’s time for winter to depart and welcome spring
I have to admit I am slowly losing my patience. Typically, retired school teachers have a lot of that after having endured decades of...
Felines operate on own terms
I spend a good part of each day in the company of cats. Or I should say I share a house with two cats,...
Incentives for business bring benefits to few
Most communities entice businesses with subsidies or incentives to locate in their jurisdiction versus another. It’s seen as a necessary measure of competition. But...
Phone calls meant for grandma or grandchildren?
The odds of having an uninterrupted phone conversation with your grown children (who are now parenting your beloved grandchildren), are roughly the same as...
SIGNS OF SPRING
The TV weather guy noted that March 1 was the first day of “meteorological spring.”
I learned this is a method of...