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.
- Moor or less: It’s great to be a guy (and other titles) on Thanksgivingby Bill Moor“It must be great being a man during Thanksgiving,” my wife grumbled while preparing The Big Meal. Well, yes, it is, I mouthed to myself….
- Won’t worry about what I don’t know by Mark BradfordEvery once in a while, I marvel at the miracles that occur daily in the life of a human being. Whether you believe that life…
- Searching for something in my sleepby Ken BradfordOne of the last conversations I had with my old friend Mike was about dreams. It came as little surprise to me that our sleeping…
- Where am I? Maybe Gilmer Park once againby Chris SobieralskiI have been having a difficult time knowing where I stand in the world today. I do not mean that in a metaphysical sense. I…
- A Case for Handwriting and the Written Wordby Mary Rita Schilke SillAs someone who was born in ancient times (1957), I grew up with reverent regard for the written word. In my elementary school years, penmanship…
- Moor or Less: Of hamlets and Harland Sanders off I-75by Bill MoorOn our recent trip to Florida (before the bombardment of snow), I didn’t get to drive much. I couldn’t complain. We were traveling with a…
- Age really is just a numberby Thom VillingQuite a few years ago, I was at a community prayer breakfast and happened to be seated next to the legendary Notre Dame coach and…
- Moor or less: A car can be a treasure trove of … well, stuffby Bill MoorMy wife cleaned out her car the other day. Bravo, I said. But then she started glaring over at my baby — my 2005 Buick…
- Here are some of my mid-term musingsby Thom VillingRecent election cycles are like lingering hangovers. Between the prolonged vote counting and political pundit post-mortems, the discomfort goes on and on and on. So…
- OK, I admit that I’ve become a winter sissyby Scott DunhamFormer Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz knew how to weave a folksy tale and use a pithy phrase. “Act like you’ve been there before,”…
- Here I am, horking up another essayby Ken BradfordI have a fair idea how I became an expert on bad writing. My first full-time job as a grownup in 1976 paid me $3…
- Moor or Less: Well, shoot, we tried to helpby Bill MoorI didn’t glimpse any shotgun barrels aimed our way but I certainly saw the sign beyond a vast pile of hurricane debris outside the modest…