June 30, 2023 Mark and Wendy’s Excellent Adventure: Parking in Pittsburgh Editor’s note: Mark Bradford is contributing occasional posts from his diary on traveling the country with his wife Wendy while they rent out their…
June 28, 2023 New local history book tells story of fired South Bend newspaper reporter who had the last laugh The following is an excerpt from Aaron Helman’s new Michiana history book, Ride the Jack Rabbit: More of the People, Places, and Events that Made…
June 28, 2023 Mark and Wendy’s Excellent Adventure: And it begins Editor’s Note: Mark Bradford and his wife Wendy have rented out their Mishawaka home for the next six months and will travel the country…
June 22, 2023 Mulligan Stew: Oh, to hear my friend laugh again Several years ago, my husband and I were out on our golf cart, enjoying a beautiful day, and we drove past the Pheanis Wickey…
June 21, 2023 In less technical terms, we’re doomed Lately, I’ve been thinking about the Ordovician-Silurian extinction. Thinking about it a lot. Earthly extinctions come and go, but this one was particularly nasty….
June 19, 2023 Moor or Less: Managing a golf course and disease Mark Maurer, the operations assistant at Notre Dame’s Burke Golf Course, tries to live by the motto “Green Grass and Blue Skies.” That’s what…
June 14, 2023 Everybody is somebody at the U.S. Open The golf world watched in rapt attention this past May at the PGA Championship as club pro Michael Block snuck through the cutline and…
June 14, 2023 Reconnecting with old buddies never gets old Sometimes you just need to get together with people from your past to gauge how far you’ve come in this crazy world. For the…
June 8, 2023 Another roadside attraction: Gun-toting Tex Against the wind and popularized slogan “Go west, young man” (Horace Greeley, 1861), my dog CiCi, riding shotgun, and her driver Charlie head east from…
June 7, 2023 So many of these road ‘improvements’ and flashing lights only make me see red The “Road Closed” signs appeared a week ago at intersections along Ridgedale Road from Ironwood Drive to York Road. Stanley Clark School sponsors a…
June 5, 2023 Moor or less: Some readers show off their noteworthy noses A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about the smells — both good aromas and bad stenches — that stand out for me….
June 5, 2023 It’s a fish-eat-fish world out there They say a largemouth bass will eat anything that fits in its mouth. Sometimes, even something that doesn’t fit. When Rylan Jones, of Bremen,…
June 2, 2023 Work on your bucket list – before you kick it. Most likely you’ve seen books or articles about all the things you should do, all the places you should see, etc., before you die….