Opinion



Plant a tree, but not for me

Grandpa Howard was always entertaining me with the stories of his own grandfathers. He recounted how his own grandfather Howard passed away on May 8, 1891, the day after Grandpa…


How to avoid elder scams

In my last column, we reviewed the alarming statistics around seniors being scammed, the financial devastation it causes and tried to answer two questions: Why don’t more people report the…


Welcome to Grill-osophy 101

I have to come clean. I am a heavy smoker. But it gets even worse than that. I am also a habitual griller. There is no brisket, turkey breast or…



A body in motion will stay in motion

“People are like bicycles. They can keep their balance only as long as they keep moving.” – Albert Einstein in a letter to his son Eduard, Feb. 5, 1930 Movement!…


A letter to my grandson

Dearest Jake, 07/31/2023. Today, you start the first day of your last year at Noblesville High School. I have a few things to share with you. Fifty years ago, in…