Butch Dale

   A few years ago, I mentioned that several people in my hometown had nicknames. In fact, when I was growing up, I knew very few by their given name.…

  During most of the years that I was a police officer, I worked the night shift. Even after I was elected Sheriff, I worked that shift, as that is…

   Since one of our granddaughters has a horse and competes as a barrel racer, we decided to watch the movie “National Velvet” again a few weeks ago.  This 1944…

   Do you trust the news? If you’re like me, it may depend on the news source. In a recent study, Americans were asked which news media they trust the…

   Everyone knows the names of the school mascots here in Montgomery County . . . the Crawfordsville Athenians, Southmont Mounties and North Montgomery Chargers. But how many of you…

   A couple of weeks ago, a retired fellow who I have known for many years asked me if the library might consider remodeling part of the library building for…

   One of my former students called me last week, and we caught up on the past few years. During our conversation, she mentioned that traveling is in her plans…

  Last week I drove a friend to a doctor’s appointment in Fishers…SR 32 to I-65 to 465 East, and then into the maize of exits, side roads, one-ways and…

    If you watch the news on an Indy channel, you know that murders occur almost daily in Marion County. Our county has much less crime, including violent crime, compared…

   My folks made several trips to Crawfordsville through the years when I was a youngster . . . to shop, picnic at Milligan Park or visit Mom’s family. Our…