Welcome to Moor and More. Former South Bend Tribune columnist and sports editor Bill Moor captains this effort to bring you compelling stories. He is getting plenty of help from other retired journalists he worked beside and other talented writers from the area. We are hoping you become a regular reader and that we give you reasons to ponder, act or just smile.
- DNA keeps spreading, just like a plagueby Ken BradfordI’ve written down the number 524,288 just to remind me how fortunate the four Bradford brothers are. For the past three decades, I’ve been putting…
- Moor or Less: Of March Sadness, Hollywood hugs, kid crushes and money well spentby Bill MoorWell, there is March Sadness for me. All of my Final Four picks have fallen — Purdue, Kansas, Arizona and, yes, my sentimental pick, Indiana….
- What would you do to avoid a potential neighborhood disaster?by Mary Rita Schilke SillWhat should you do if your water supply was threatened? The short answer is – EVERYTHING! My husband and I live directly across the street…
- When banks forget about Lenny and the likeby Ken BradfordI’m not an expert on bank failures, but I remember a lesson that came in a handwritten note from my father about 25 years ago….
- Moor or Less: Mom calls a timeout in our weekly chatby Bill MoorJim Croce’s “Operator (That’s Not The Way It Feels)” came on the car radio a few days ago. It’s hard to believe that song is…
- We need to start seeing the ‘invisible people’by Scott DunhamI see invisible people. It’s not a superpower, but it does take a conscious effort. I have frequently been an invisible person myself. I worked…
- I’m hoping baseball is fun for me againby Chris SobieralskiMy weekly Bill Moor email tells me the exact number of days until baseball’s opening day is getting smaller so I guess it is time. …
- Moor or Less: The day my career went northby Bill MoorI got the call that changed my life exactly 50 years today. Joe Doyle, the South Bend Tribune sports editor, called me while I was…
- What I want to tell people who don’t voteby Judy BradfordAs we approach a primary election (May 2) in South Bend, I want to take this opportunity to talk about not voting, or rather, about…
- Sam & Dave sing it best: ‘I’m a Soul Man’by Milt LeeThere is bad music. Then there’s soul music. When asked what kind of music they like, people often respond with “I like all kinds.” Certain members…
- Why do so many people embrace anger?by Wayne FaldaI’ve been thinking about Steve Bartman. Thinking of him a lot because his 20th anniversary is coming up this fall. You Chicago Cub fans know…
- Moor or Less: Is that a javelina I smell?by Bill MoorA coyote trotted across the bike path just in front of me and didn’t give me a look as it headed into the nearby wash….