Is a weed really a weed?
Let’s talk about weeds. You know, those things in your garden or lawn that you don’t want there.If you Google it, you will get...
The delight of ironing
Mary got her new washer. It has an agitator and the lid doesn’t lock. She’s giddy and whistles while she works. I suggested that...
Early education in Owen Township: 1800s-1910
Education was an important institution for Owen Township citizens throughout the 1800s up to 1910.
In fact, according to the History of Jackson County, Indiana,...
Michael Hicks: State, local tax support is urgent
As I pen this column, Congress is debating a follow-up to the CARES Act, aimed at mitigating the effects of a worsening economic downturn....
Wash day blues
We usually don’t like agitators. But my wife, Mary, would like to have one. No, I’m not talking about someone who riles things up....
GOP silent on purging the battlefields
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every...
All of us need to help revitalize our democracy
Amid all the troubles occupying our attention, one of the more worrisome is also one of the least visible. It is the loss of...
Top 10 hiring euphemisms
The prepandemic U.S. jobless rate got as low as “Woo-hoo!” The mid-pandemic rate got as high as “Oh crap!” Between our recent best and...
Being a shoeshine boy
Shoes have changed a lot over the years and so has the price. Back in my days of youth, a pair of shoes cost...
Mike Braun: A freshman senator’s leftward lean
I watched the interview of my friend and former political opponent, Sen. Mike Braun, Republican of Indiana, on "The Tucker Carlson Show" earlier this...