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.
- Mark and Wendy’s Excellent Adventure: A little disconnect can be healthyby Mark BradfordEditor’s note: Mark Bradford is contributing occasional posts from his diary on traveling the country with his wife Wendy while they rent out their Mishawaka … Read more
- Moor or Less: An eating, pooping machine called Harryby Bill MoorHarry the Guinea Pig, age 6, lived in our living room for the last half-year. A pet of our Indianapolis granddaughters, he was hounded by … Read more
- How do you measure success?by Mary Rita Schilke SillSuccess. It can be as broad as a banquet table or as small as a midnight snack. The official definition of success is: The state … Read more
- Here’s one way to tell when head coaches are lyingby Cappy GagnonBill, As a service to your readers, I am advising on how to spot the lies of College Football Head Coaches. During what I call … Read more
- Mark and Wendy’s Excellent Adventure: Pay it forwardby Mark BradfordEditor’s note: Mark Bradford is contributing occasional posts from his diary on traveling the country with his wife Wendy while they rent out their Mishawaka … Read more
- Grumpy? I get it.by Thom VillingReferences to “grumpy old men” are a common cliché. Did you ever see the movie, “Up,” in which Ed Asner’s curmudgeonly character, Bert, takes out … Read more
- For my next trick … well, read onby Scott DunhamMy childhood and adolescence were peppered with magic. I’m not referring to fairy dust and Disney World visits. Nor am I looking at my formative … Read more
- Mark and Wendy’s Excellent Adventure: Pikes Peak both scary and exhilaratingby Mark BradfordEditor’s note: Mark Bradford is contributing occasional posts from his diary on traveling the country with his wife Wendy while they rent out their Mishawaka … Read more
- Moor or less: South Bend lost one of its own on 9/11by Bill MoorThe first person I always think about every 9/11 is Katie McCloskey. A graduate of South Bend Adams and Indiana University, she was on the … Read more
- If only we were a little dumberby Wayne FaldaLately, I’ve been thinking about the ARHGAP11B gene. Thinking about ARHGAP11B a lot. No other creature with the exception of humans has the ARHGAP11B gene. I wish it weren’t … Read more
- Mark and Wendy’s Excellent Adventure: Columbine memorial stunningby Mark BradfordEditor’s note: Mark Bradford is contributing occasional posts from his diary on traveling the country with his wife Wendy while they rent out their Mishawaka … Read more
- A garden party Dad would have lovedby Ken BradfordOne of my earliest memories is of my three brothers and me picking berries. I was 6 years old and my family had moved into … Read more