Noël Coward’s 1942 comic play Present Laughter, currently playing at Epilogue Players’ Alabama Street playhouse, brings the noted actor/playwright’s famous mix of wit and class to the fore. Sharply directed…
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For a few days this week, I held the past in my hands. Let me explain. We have an extra room that used to be my Home Interior office and…
Libraries are often known as places filled with books, knowledge, and quiet spaces where stories come alive. But every once in a while, they remind us that their true magic…
Father’s Day: two words that can evoke feelings across the emotional spectrum. For some it is a time of celebration and gathering; for others possibly a feeling of recent loss…
It’s Wednesday afternoon. Usually I would have this column written by now, and be proofreading and editing it. Yes, I do actually do that. However, I just returned from a…
If you’ve read my column for even a few months, you’ll know how much my husband John and I love animals. Friends and family members have often compared us to…
Many of you may know that my writing life started with my blog titled “Humbly Courageous” that I started back in 2019. Before starting my blog, I did not have…
John Adams, one of the Founding Fathers, believed that the Fourth of July should be celebrated with “solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty” as well as “pomp and parade,…
Love is an interesting thing. You often hear how hard it can be. While scrolling through social media, I heard a divorce attorney say recently that if you are lucky…
By JERRY ZEHR Guest Columnist Recent comments by Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith about Islam have prompted me to speak up. For more than 35 years, I have been involved…