December 30, 2021 Moor or Less: Madden, maddening holes and movie moments Ten thoughts for the price of one: 1. While speeding off to a small restroom at the top of Solider Field’s pressbox during a…
December 28, 2021 Mother and son bring verse to the holidays Mary Rita Schilke Sill, a retired teacher and a Granger resident, surprised her son Josh Korzan this Christmas with a poem about him. Josh,…
December 24, 2021 One small act of kindness can be a start in making a difference Many years ago, the neighborhood kids in Mishawaka’s Windingbrook Park had this huge area to play right next door to us. We called it…
December 23, 2021 Two music teachers helped me find my voice Russ Cuthbert was back in town last weekend with big news. He had found Tom Scanlin. Mystery solved. It’s not clear to me how,…
December 23, 2021 Moor or Less: Christmas cards? Ho, ho, no My wife watches as I toss the pile of mail onto the counter. It’s a thick pile and there surely will be more Christmas…
December 20, 2021 Would a doomsday scenario bring out the best or worst of us? I love to watch doomsday science fiction. Can’t get enough of it. Fueling this obsession is my one burning question: “When the end of…
December 17, 2021 Praising the dead can take its toll I spend an unhealthy amount of time looking at obituaries. It’s been an every-day retirement morning ritual for me. Pick up the paper, check…
December 16, 2021 Mulligan Stew: Undies and gloves are headed to Bremen, Kentucky Sometimes, as they say, the stars align and everything seems to fall into place. When the folks at the Southwire East Insulating factory in…
December 15, 2021 Moor or Less: Remembering two neighbors we lost in 2021 This story was the first to appear on our website when we started it back in late July. Somehow, it got lost in cyberspace…
December 14, 2021 Moor or Less: Here are the Christmas gifts that meant the most to my fellow writers What was your all-time favorite Christmas present — a puppy, a Barbie doll, a loved one home for the holidays? I asked all the…
December 14, 2021 We found Pure Michigan up with the Yoopers “Let’s go away for a long weekend to celebrate anniversary No. 41,” I said. “Sure,” she said. “Where to?” “How about the U.P.?” Nothing…
December 14, 2021 In Wayne’s World, New Zealand ranks as No. 1 As many of you know I have long been touting the benefits of living in the greatest country on earth. New Zealand is an…
December 12, 2021 Moor or Less: Getting a driver’s license? Yeah, I remember My 15-year-old granddaughter — El-Bell to me, Ellie to most others — jumped for joy when she got her beginner’s permit a few months…
December 10, 2021 Notre Dame loses another athletic legend The list of football players that Notre Dame athletic trainer John Whitmer treated is an impressive one. To name just a few: Joe Montana,…
December 6, 2021 Moor or Less: Of guinea pigs, rookie coaches and selling trees Ten thoughts for the price of one: 1. We are currently in charge of our Indianapolis granddaughters’ guinea pig, Harry, during what could be…
December 5, 2021 Gannett doesn’t care what happens in your neighborhood A few years back, I picked up a book titled “The Chain Gang: One Newspaper Versus the Gannett Empire,” by Richard McCord. I was…
December 1, 2021 Moor or Less: I almost liked Kelly at the end I had a hard time warming up to new LSU coach Brian Kelly (wow, that sounds weird) during his Notre Dame career. I eventually…
December 1, 2021 A spelling bee (or B) wasn’t as much fun as this F We’re in a spell, more or less … Falda’s at fault. As students, most of us were taught to spell, a measure of disciplined…
