March 13, 2024 Mulligan Stew: How many ‘take a bullet for you’ friends do you have? If we have ever had a conversation, chances are I will call you “my friend.” After we have gone somewhere together in the same…
January 28, 2024 Mulligan Stew: 1986 unsolved murder case seems even colder Timothy Griewank, a Plymouth native, died this month at his home in Noblesville, Ind. As a former newspaper reporter, I sometimes feel an obligation, or…
January 1, 2024 Mulligan Stew: It’s great to be among the living I should be dead. A year ago, I was told I was facing “sudden death” and needed a heart transplant. Wait. What? Just a…
August 6, 2023 Mulligan Stew: Their friendship has gone ‘Down’ an amazing path When my daughter Kelli was born with Down syndrome in 1988, the little girl next door, Kristi, fell completely in love with her. Kristi…
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 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,…
May 10, 2023 91-year-old’s death brings end to her waving twin dolls and the myth surrounding them WOODLAND, Ind. — Like the twin dolls who were permanently waving from a large picture window to vehicles traveling along Indiana 331, south of…
February 2, 2023 Mulligan Stew: May the odds be with you With the huge Powerball jackpots these days, almost everyone is making a list of “Things More Likely to Happen than Winning the Lottery.” The…
January 6, 2023 Aunt Betty knew a bargain and a beautiful light I attended the best funeral EVER yesterday, in Huntingburg, Indiana. Typically, it’s insensitive to talk about a loved one’s funeral, but this is an…
September 6, 2022 A lot of heroes saved a disheartened kid on this afternoon On Oct. 10, 2021, a Sunday afternoon, a nice-looking, young man walked into the Bell-Mart B.P gas station in Bremen where I was working…
July 20, 2022 Mulligan Stew: Aunt Betty survives one crime only to face an even steeper challenge Sometimes, innocent people become victims of the not-so-innocent. If they survive, victims always say they learned a lot about life during their moments of…
March 14, 2022 Mulligan Stew: No fooling, genealogists are giddy about this upcoming day This year, April Fool’s Day is no joke. There are two monumental events happening in my life. First of all, my bonus son, Rick, turns…
February 22, 2022 Mulligan Stew: 17 aunts and uncles taught me everything one needs to know — and I miss them Today, my dad’s last surviving sibling, Unkajerry (as he spelled it), died. My parents, Don and Barbara Mullen, are still living near Bloomington. Not…
January 29, 2022 Mulligan Stew: How I Know Jeff Pelley is Guilty of “The Prom Night Murders” OK, I will no longer wait for someone to ask me how I was involved in solving the “Prom Night” murders. Jeff Pelley was…
January 1, 2022 Mulligan Stew: Here’s some lessons I learned in 2021 Instead of looking forward to the new year, let’s reflect for a moment on 2021. What did you learn this past year? Here are…
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…