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Story has a way of worming sideways into a situation, its insights unfold and illuminate what had been confusing or unresolved. Story can unify people, literally. When doctors scanned brains of people listening to the same story simultaneously, the same centers in the brain lit up as the story progressed. The problem with story when…

 “One-third of the energy you pay for probably leaks through holes in your house. Air leaks can also cause moisture and indoor air quality problems,” writes Daniel Morrison for the Green Building Advisor. Hence the need for buildings with beautiful bones to get an update, from improving insulation to upgrading HVAC, if you want to…

Nearly a third of all homes in Montgomery County were built before 1929, rivaling Webster County, Nebraska, where the average age of homes is ninety-one years, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, where homes are about eighty-eight years, or Franklin County, Nebraska, which boasts homes that are nearly eighty-seven years old. The average age of homes in our…

If the algorithm were benevolent, it would post those friends of ours who enrich the world with delightful, lesser-known but amazing stories from black history. If the algorithm favored wonks and nerds who love learning something new, Black History Month would be a blast because some of the most amazing stories were negotiated out of…

Some stories are so precious and painful that their caretakers shield them. Even after several years of research, Shannon Hudson and Vicke Swisher-Hudson could not unearth most of the stories about students who attended the Lincoln School for Colored Children to include in their soon-to-be-published book, To Remember the Forgotten School. Many of the stories…

NOTE: This is the second part of a two-part column reporting information on Indiana’s new reproductive policies. Last week’s column reported information about economic development concerns in Montgomery County and the significant impact these policies are having on Indiana’s medical care, especially for women of child-bearing age. This week we report on business and economic…

NOTE: This is the first of a two-part column addressing these issues A diverse crowd of more than 60 people gathered at the Crawfordsville District Public Library last week to learn factual information about Indiana’s new reproductive health policies. How are last summer’s Supreme Court Dobbs Decision and the passage of Indiana’s Senate Bill 1…

With the markets shaky, let’s celebrate Women’s History Month through the stories of three women, outliers and trailblazers, whose financial savvy may hold some lessons for the present. Hetty Green, Maggie Lena Walker and Elinor Ostrom lend us insights into value investing, community building and community-centered solutions when resources are limited. Just under 50 years…