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.
- Another roadside attraction: Gun-toting Texby Charlie SpiherAgainst the wind and popularized slogan “Go west, young man” (Horace Greeley, 1861), my dog CiCi, riding shotgun, and her driver Charlie head east from the…
- So many of these road ‘improvements’ and flashing lights only make me see redby Scott DunhamThe “Road Closed” signs appeared a week ago at intersections along Ridgedale Road from Ironwood Drive to York Road. Stanley Clark School sponsors a run…
- Moor or less: Some readers show off their noteworthy nosesby Bill MoorA few weeks ago, I wrote a column about the smells — both good aromas and bad stenches — that stand out for me. Below…
- It’s a fish-eat-fish world out thereby Linda Mullen ClevengerThey say a largemouth bass will eat anything that fits in its mouth. Sometimes, even something that doesn’t fit. When Rylan Jones, of Bremen, went…
- Work on your bucket list – before you kick it.by Thom VillingMost likely you’ve seen books or articles about all the things you should do, all the places you should see, etc., before you die. That…
- Years later, I’ve got that dream job … sort ofby Ken BradfordAt my worst, one thought kept me from being a total failure. If all else fell apart, I could move to Texas and work a…
- Moor or less: He loved living up to his name in World War IIby Bill MoorI remember 90-year-old Tom Pilot still riding his bike to Notre Dame’s Burke Golf Course with his small bag of clubs pulled over his shoulder. …
- Moor or less: Sept. 11 was this veteran’s nightmare long before the terrorist attacksby Bill MoorI sat beside Ralph Anderson at a few of Eggleston Elementary School’s Christmas parties. Both of our wives taught there and we were dragged along…
- Moor or Less: Remembering a WW II pilot who never lost his will to fight for his countryby Bill MoorFirst of three stories about local veterans during Memorial Day Weekend: I first met Bob Pinkowski right after he stormed down to the U.S. Air…
- The perils of the portalby Thom VillingEarlier this month, Mitch Albom, the Detroit Free Press sports columnist and occasional best-selling novelist, wrote a column entitled “College athletes jumping schools should skip…
- ‘Breaking Away’ always takes me back to my IU daysby Scott DunhamLast weekend, I watched one of my favorite movies, “Breaking Away.” It was on the free Movies channel (with a lot of commercial interruptions). I…
- Ireland is a place to seeby Mark BradfordI just spent 10 days vacationing in Ireland, and I have three words of advice for you. Go. Visit. Ireland. I am a somewhat reluctant…