By MATT McNALLY Guest Columnist This month, my oldest son headed off to college. It has been an interesting experience to have a child starting his higher education while our…
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It is always fun to hear your parents explain their perception of your childhood. Mom wrote the following story for me. History is, according to Webster, past events, especially those…
Each year the County Line offers a quiz to allow readers to see how they are keeping up with events, history, and personalities in Hamilton County. Following are 10 questions…
It is hard to believe that it’s been 30 years since the film version of Grumpy Old Men made its debut. The story of two aging neighbors vying for the…
By ADAM CROWE A Seat on the Aisle FIRST – a quick reminder that the Indianapolis Fringe Festival continues this weekend. For readers seeking other fare, I’ve stepped just a…
My cousin and I were about four or five years old. I thought it was my turn to write on her chalkboard. She would not give up her place in…
By TRINA SEVERSON Guest Columnist Editor’s note: Columnist Scott Saalman invited his friend Trina Severson of Tell City, Ind., to fill in for him this week. I’ve been a fan…
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old . . . we grow old because we stop playing.” – George Bernard Shaw I am going to give the word “playing”…
As most of you know, I’ve been talking about the mental load in this column over the past two months and how it creeps into almost every area of our…
Trying to expand my horizons from my Hoosier farm-boy background, on two occasions during my time at Purdue I had a Chinese roommate. The first was very bright. He lived…