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6-3-26

June 3, 2026
Timmons Tries Grad Speech . . . Again It’s become my annual rite of frustration...
Columnists / Tim Timmons

Man Who Didn’t Stop for Directions Changed History

June 1, 2026
The marker tells the story of the shipwreck. A view of Galveston Bay where La...
Andy Chandler / Columnists

June, June Makes Us Swoon

June 1, 2026
BY THE NUMBERS By The Numbers, a look at what’s in the news . ....
Columnists / Tim Timmons
Columnist - Dick Wolfsie

AGE YOUNG ADVICE

June 1, 2026
I have just received my 175th issue of AARP magazine. That's how I keep track of...
Columnists / Dick Wolfsie / Uncategorized
Rusty

Ask Rusty – About Social Security’s ‘First Year Rule’

May 30, 2026
Dear Rusty: I am 63 years old, and about to apply for my Social Security benefits....
Ask Rusty / Columnists

Looking Deep Inside Some of Purdue Recruiting Stories

May 30, 2026
Glenn Robinson could be credited for Gene Keady remaining head basketball coach at Purdue for...
Columnists / Kenny Thompson
Monica Nagele

Home Food Preservation Program June 23

May 29, 2026
It is finally starting to warm up and that means all the yummy foods growing...
Columnists / Purdue Extension

Playing the ‘What If’ Game With Boiler Basketball

May 22, 2026
The 2007 Indiana All-Star boys basketball team was one of the finest ever assembled by...
Columnists / Kenny Thompson
Rusty

Ask Rusty – Still Working; Why Didn’t I Get More?

May 22, 2026
Dear Rusty: I began collecting benefits at age 72 and am now 78. Since that time,...
Ask Rusty / Columnists

Timmons Scattershoots From the Hip

May 20, 2026
Scattershooting while wondering whatever happened to Dan . . .  * * * IN JUST five...
Columnists / Tim Timmons