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Butch Recalls Crazy Moments in School Lunchroom

November 3, 2025
   I guess we all remember those crazy happenings in the good old school lunchroom....
Butch Dale / Butch's Column / Columnists

Ask Rusty – Should I Take Social Security Now, Or At 70?

October 31, 2025
Dear Rusty: I was born in April 1958, and my plan has been to take...
Ask Rusty / Columnists

In Retrospect, Purdue Timing on Firing Football Coach Looks Good

October 31, 2025
Increasingly it looks like Purdue’s athletic department was wise to pay Ryan Walters $9.5 million...
Columnists / Kenny Thompson

Butch Aims to Miss!!

October 29, 2025
   As many of you know, I have had a federal firearms license for many...
Butch Dale / Butch's Column / Columnists

Closer to Homelessness Than We Think

October 29, 2025
When a person loses the roof over their head, it’s usually part of a series...
Columnists / LWV

Hammer Has Different Take on Bullies

October 29, 2025
Used to be, back in the day, I really enjoyed Halloween. Us kids had a...
Columnists / Tim Timmons

Butch Remembers the School Bully

October 27, 2025
   Do you remember the school bully? It may have been a classmate or older...
Butch Dale / Butch's Column / Columnists

Writer Pays Tribute to Barton Family

October 27, 2025
As we age,  there are certain people in our community we wish we had thanked before...
Columnists / Local News

Smile Purdue, you’re on Candid Coaches Camera

October 24, 2025
Matt Painter’s Purdue basketball program figures prominently in CBSSports.com Candid Coaches series put together by...
Columnists / Kenny Thompson

Should I Claim Social Security Because It’s Going Bankrupt?

October 24, 2025
Dear Rusty: My best friend is going to be 62 and wants to begin taking...
Ask Rusty / Columnists