Opinion

The Big Break and the Aftermath

All my life I have been some type of athlete…  I was fortunate to play on three State Championship Teams — two in golf and one in basketball.  I then…


Mourning and doing the best we can

“The English language lacks the words to mourn an absence. For the loss of a parent, grandparent, spouse, child or friend, we have all manner of words and phrases, some…


A look back down Nickel Plate Rail

The County Line Some of our local leaders have decided a trail would offer more than a railroad. So, as the Nickel Plate Railroad appears to be nearing the end…


What worries me

A wise man once told me that everyone needs one…a Worry Tree. Whenever you have something at work that is troubling you, he said, “Don’t take it home with you….



“All Aboard” the Nickel Plate Trail

This week’s Nickel Plate Trail announcement from Fishers and Noblesville was met with a tremendous amount of excitement from both communities. Word spread faster than a bullet (thanks to Twitter)…


March brings never-ending opportunities

March brings a never-ending supply of downed tree limbs, winter collections of leaves in the yard and general yard waste. Unusually warm weather in February, was an opportunity to get…


Give a little time, raise a little money

Have you ever heard the saying, “Time is money?” Such an interesting expression, but it can mean different things to different people. I wanted to look at those words individually….


Nickel Plate discussion continues

A proposed high-level gathering of local officials involved in the ownership, the use and the future of the Nickel Plate Railroad was something of a bust Wednesday night. City officials…