Columnists

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Going Back to the Jersey Number Retirement Debate with Kenny

File/Journal & Courier Mike Phipps, Boilermakers quarterback from 1967-69, was the first quarterback to lead...
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More Cutting Remarks

Mary Ellen is insightful enough to know that in most of my columns I’m poking...

Tick Season

The upcoming long holiday weekend has us all ready to start summer activities. Schools are...
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Butch Recalls The Tradition Of “Senior Cords”

If you went to school in Indiana during the 1950s and 1960s, you likely participated...
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Special Abilities

I’ve always been jealous of people who discover their talents early. There was this kid...
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Dunbar # 5 – John Adam Born In Ohio, Grew-Up In MoCo, Died In Iowa

John Adam Dunbar was Lewis and Polly (Powers) Dunbar’s third son and fourth child, born...
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What Kind Of World? Fill In The Blank

We live in a (fill in the blank) world today. Sure, I can give you...
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Is This Our Community?

“I was expecting to hear stories of isolation, alienation, tokenism, loneliness. I’m really troubled by...
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That Summer Smile

When the world is hot and my skin is fried, scratching from the constant dry,...
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Remembering Evan Whatshisname

Wouldn’t you know it! I’ve forgotten Evan’s last name. It really aggravates me, because Evan...