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As I venture — a little too swiftly, if you ask me — into my 50s, I think somewhere along the way I might have grown up a little. I don’t like it, either, but I it happens to the best of us. This week ...

With great pleasure, I spent part of Mother’s Day digging in the dirt. At last, sunny days and warmer nights are here and the growing season begins. As always, I planted old standbys such as tomatoes, ...

With a steadily growing number of working Hoosier families unable to make ends meet, it’s past time for Indiana’s elected officials (and those wanting to become elected officials) to bridge the gaps ...

Washington Wizards' John Wall, left, and NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum, pose for photos after Tatum announced that the Wizards had won the first pick in the NBA basketball draft lottery in ...

With a steadily growing number of working Hoosier families unable to make ends meet, it’s past time for Indiana’s elected officials to bridge the gaps created by short-sighted policy choices and costs ...

A retired English teacher, I’m a clear enunciator, so when my husband, Jerry, repeatedly accused me of mumbling, I knew we had an issue. I suggested we both get tested by an audiologist, and the ...

I have an old clock. It is a Westclox Big Ben De Luxe, made by the Western Clock Company of La Salle, Illinois. The patent date is March 29, 1927, and was made in the late l920’s. This was one of ...

From the time I could push a lawn mower at age 12, I worked. Sometimes two or three jobs at once. Work meant freedom to me. If I wanted something, I earned it. After three semesters of college, I ...

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