Clean up, save some money
Can we agree that this winter has lasted way too long? My heart is aching for sweet spring sunshine, the smell of freshly cut...
From what’s being heard, sounds drive people nuts
The disorder is called misophonia.
When I first heard about this I thought it was a feeling you experience when you can’t...
Enjoying a culture full of flavors, homemade food
Early one Sunday morning, a couple of weeks ago, we met up with our Canadian friends Ian and Lori, whose boat is on the...
Coping with idiots on ground, at 30,000 feet
I have a new hero. His name is Dave (I think; it could also be Dale), and he works at the American Airlines ticket...
Parents behind bars critical issue in Indiana
Indiana has one of the nation’s highest rates of incarcerated parents, and the negative effects on their children are significant.
According to...
Business leaders not taking sensible steps
This is a true story. Only the names and the dialogue have been changed because of the elapsed time and my faulty memory.
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Become money-saving bookworm with these tips
I love nothing more than curling up with a good book. Electronic or paper, fiction or nonfiction, purchased or from the library, reading is...
Early education better than lengthy testing
The steam-heat radiators leaked every winter, so we propped our feet on the desk legs.
My elementary school also lacked air conditioning...
Past century destroyed our confidence in future
A few weeks ago, a scientific article about the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe was reprinted in the Daily Journal. After I...
The places you’ll go (and the things you’ll read!)
Thanks to Dr. Seuss for these opening lines from “Oh, The Places You’ll Go.”
”Congratulations! Today is your day.
You’re...