May: a month to bloom together
May arrives like a deep breath after a long season of waiting. It is the end of the school year and the beginning of summer dreams. Calendars fill with exams,…
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A visit to New Riff Distillery
“Vanilla iced sugar cookie. Walnut & oak on the nose. A palate entry of oak, vanilla, maple, brown sugar, cocoa & spice.” – Description from the bottle of one of…
Books with a little extra
After last week’s rather heavy column, I’m moving on to a cheerful topic. Or sort of a weird one, depending on your point of view. If you’re a writer like…
From the desk of Hamilton Heights Superintendent Dr. Derek Arrowood
Update No. 171 As we move into a month filled with special recognitions, I want to pause and share why these moments matter so deeply to me. Public education is…
Choosing a surgeon shouldn’t be a leap of faith
By Dr. MATHIAS P. BOSTROM Guest Columnist Americans rarely make choices blindly. They compare prices, read reviews, and study ratings before buying products, choosing restaurants, or booking trips. Yet many…
Leave the “dis” in my disability
Something that frustrates me is that many people want to change the word disability or try to call it something else. I have not always had this opinion, but I…
National Fentanyl Awareness Day: a time to look out for each other
By JUSTIN PHILLIPS Guest Columnist The United States is seeing a decline in overdose deaths, a sign that harm reduction efforts are working. But fentanyl remains the leading driver of…
“Sunset Blvd.” is good enough to watch from any seat in the house
Actors Theatre of Indiana’s tag line reads “Broadway in your Backyard!” Once again, ATI has produced that level of excellence for their audience with their 2025-26 season closing production of…
Kennedy remains greatest threat to our public health
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, continues his multifaceted, chaotic dismantling of the American public health system. He is endangering the public’s health, especially by instilling…
She hears the train a-comin’, it’s rolling ‘round the bend
“Don’t stop believin’, hold on to that feelin’” – Journey, 1981 Today’s column has two purposes; one being that I feel so honored to have visited my “second home” of…