Archive for August 2022
Indiana Farmers Adopting More Cover Crops, But More Still Needed
By Casey Smith Indiana reported a record number of cover crops this year to help absorb nutrients and reduce runoff, but scientists and environmental activists say more should be done…
Read MoreCarnegie Museum To Open New Exhibit Celebrating The 75th Anniversary Of Shades State Park
The Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County is pleased to announce the opening of a temporary exhibit, Light and Shadow: Art & History of Shades State Park. The exhibit will open…
Read MoreThe Reality Of TV
I’ve been dog-sitting. My brother and his family are on their way to Michigan for a well-deserved vacation. When you own two dogs, have twin 2-year-olds, and a loving wife…
Read MoreButch Loved His 4th Grade Teacher !
When one of my granddaughters, who is in the 5th grade, finished her first week of school, I asked her if she liked her new teacher…”Yes, I love my new…
Read MoreState Revenue Continues To Exceed Forecast
By Whitney Downard The state’s latest monthly revenue report had good news for Indiana’s coffers, with nearly every category of tax collections above estimates forecasted in December and largely bolstered…
Read MoreRosacea And What You Should Know
The comedian W.C. Fields once said, “I never drink water; that is the stuff that rusts pipes.” This referred to his penchant for drinking alcohol. So what do alcohol and…
Read MoreWishing Dad A Happy Birthday
My father would have turned 94 yesterday. He died 27 years ago, alone, in an apartment in California. He left the area when I was a toddler. The only real…
Read More2022 Nissan Frontier Pro-X Goes Farther Than Expected
Not every pickup truck must be four-wheel-drive. When I was growing up too long ago, my father owned four successive Chevy pickups, in snowy Indiana, and not one had four-wheel-drive.…
Read MoreAt Least Two Degrees
They call the impossibly complicated screen I am looking at a “dashboard,” which I do not find reassuring at all. It would be nice not to associate my ignorance of…
Read MoreAnnette L. Veenstra Moore
Oct. 17, 1962 – Aug. 5, 2022 Annette L. Veenstra Moore, age 59 of rural Waynetown, passed away unexpectedly in her home Friday afternoon Aug. 5, 2022, following a period…
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