Hoping for imagination of childhood to carry over
I’ve often wondered how long a kid would play if no adult ever said it was time to (choose one): eat lunch, clean up,...
Summer project grants to help enrich teachers, classrooms
Creative teachers craft lessons that often intrigue and sometimes inspire students as well as educate them and teach them to think. But even creative...
Cookbook’s nod to military fare sailed past censors
I love cookbooks. I have a fairly sizable collection, 300 or so, and I’m always adding to it.
I read them for...
Letter: Help next phase of city’s urban forest
To the editor:
The completion of the planting in the urban forest in Franklin has not progressed as quickly as we had...
Aches are reminder of lessons of strenuous projects soon forgotten
You might want to sit down before you read this. Actually, you might want to stand up before you read this.
It...
Make vacations memorable — not bank-breaking
Spring Break conjures up many memories for me: epic road trips with my family, quiet weeks when we just stayed home, day trips to...
Letter: Tim zone issue has become more confusing
To the editor:
On March 17, a letter to the editor from Bernie Augenstein of Greenwood indicated that he was unable to...
Letter: Air-sea engine key to climate change
To the editor:
As I emerge from my winter’s cocoon I keep hearing more disbelief in global warming. “How can we have...
Vacation a time to slow down, appreciate
Walking on a beach with sand between your toes tends to slow down one’s gait.
Slow enough to notice the arctic terns...
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...