Dick Wolfsie: Proofing good help is hard to find
I am sad to report that my editor and proofreader, Heidi, has decided to retire. She has been correcting me for 22 years. Only my wife has beaten her record.
Ryan Trares: A tree-mendous time
Anthony stared down from the branches, grinning with pride and accomplishment.
Letter to the Editor: It’s time to stand up to the NRA
To the Editor:
Michael Leppert: Can America’s legal system survive another week like last week?
Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over former President Donald Trump’s first criminal trial in New York, made a $15 campaign contribution to President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign on July 26, 2020. The inconsequential donation has opened the judge up to attacks of bias by those in the legal community. At least one former Manhattan prosecutor commented how it was a “bad look” when the news broke last Thursday.
David Carlson: The antidote to boredom
Many Christmases ago, a relative of mine received what was then a new toy. The toy was an oval track with a battery-powered booster on one side that propelled a Hot Wheels car around the track. The car would be shot out of the booster at high speed, then slowly decelerate as it made its way around the track before passing through the booster again. Barring the batteries losing their energy, the cars would shot around the track one lap after another.
Matt Greller: Municipal leadership extends beyond basic public services to public health
When I first stepped into the world of municipal government, things were a little different than they are today. The core services we expect from our city or town are likely the same but how those services are delivered looks decidedly more modern.
Morton Marcus: Let’s get real about teaching
Indiana schools are not failing us. They are being forced to do what they should not be doing: producing automatons ready for the workforce. They should be preparing citizens ready for the real world of this 21st Century.
GPL Column: Celebrating art at the library
To my utter disappointment, I am not a gifted artist.
Norman Knight: Going beyond the veil
C.S. Lewis always seems to have something to say to me. The other night I finished a compilation of some of his thoughts in the book, C.S. Lewis On Writing (And Writers) edited by David C. Downing. As I often do with certain authors, especially Lewis, I tend to make notes and copy words and phrases with the hope of being able to reflect on them later.
John Krull: False flags, false causes
HICKORY, North Carolina—The huge flag whips and twists in the stiff breeze.