Butch Dale

   I think you fellow “baby-boomers” would agree that the present generation of whipper-snappers might be a tad spoiled by the amenities and technology of today. Of course, we always…

  During my term as Sheriff in the late 1990’s, I appointed a couple of inmates as “trustys.” This has been a sheriff’s prerogative for many years, and continues today.…

   In an earlier column, I listed a few of the “home remedies” my folks used…placing turpentine on cuts, making me swallow a spoonful of Vicks Vapo-Rub for a sore…

   In 1975, I wrote a book entitled, “The Golden Era of Montgomery County Basketball–1947-1971.” I interviewed several former players and coaches, and compiled hundreds of statistics. In addition, the…

  My wife and I attended the North Montgomery vs. Western Boone boys basketball game recently . . . held at the Thorntown gym. It brought back memories of the…

   Does this ever happen to you? Someone greets you and starts a conversation, and evidently they know you, but you just can’t place who they are….so you carry on…

   How would you judge the reading skills of grade school children today compared to the past? And what about character and morals? Well, I can attest that many of…

  A few years ago, I wrote a column about how the cost of living, even adjusted for inflation, was much cheaper in 1966 when my wife and I got…