Articles by Tim Rathz

The long wait has paid off! My loyal readers are in for a real treat. On a glorious morning in April 2024, I unleashed an award-winning piece titled, “Stuff that…

I’m a-gonna raise a fuss, I’m a-gonna raise a holler. At least I would if I could see through the sweat in my eyes. It’s that time of year. It’s…

In 49 other states, it’s just going really fast in a circle, but this is Indiana. Ok, so I might have stolen that from a different sport, especially from a…

If you’ve seen the Dr. Rick commercials for Progressive Insurance, you may be able to relate to some of the scenarios. The commercials are about a doctor who is trying…

As a 40-something newspaper columnist, I often find myself writing about how things change as I get older. I know I’m not “old,” but I definitely act in ways now…

It’s funny how life happens gradually but seems to go by so quickly. We grow and get a little older and wiser. Well, definitely older. The wiser part doesn’t necessarily…

One thing that those close to me and my wife, Megan, know is we are dog people. We love our two dogs, Elsa and Lucy, and pretty much any dogs…

There’s love in the air. There’s romance. There’s chocolate. There’s a weird flying baby with a bow and arrow. That’s right, it’s that heart-laden holiday called Valentine’s Day. And seriously…

Now that the holidays are over and we’re all fat and broke, we can begin to concentrate on the annual promises we make to ourselves for a few days in…