Opinion


Remembering final cider day from 30 years ago

By SCOTT SAALMAN Scaramouch Fall approaches, and the apples fall. Late-summer apples, green and dewy, scattered over this southern Indiana lawn, like remnants of a neglected game of marbles. Overhead,…



Learning about my birth father

By AMY SHANKLAND Perfectly Imperfect As my adoption and reunion story continues, I’ve changed some names, places, and dates. I learned that my birth father, Jack, had been the chairman…


Tractor driving

By RAY ADLER Ask Adler Life has changed. I have lived in two cultures: rural and urban. I have lived in Indianapolis, but I grew up in very rural Indiana….




Reviewing ‘Things My Mother Taught Me’

Talented cast shines despite otherwise lackluster script By KEN KLINGENMEIER A Seat on the Aisle Epilogue Players opened their 2022-23 season with Things My Mother Taught Me, a comedy written…


Planting promises

By MEGAN RATHZ When Nature Speaks The hustle and bustle of the fall is upon us all. The dog days of summer have come to pass; its leisurely days are…