My mom was born in 1932 and grew up outside Bourbon, Indiana, a tiny town in the northern part of the state. Everyone knew everyone, and everyone read the local paper, the Bourbon News-Mirror, which they fondly nicknamed “The Bourbon Blab.” Throughout her life, no matter where she lived, ...

As individuals, when it comes to making an important decision, we often do our own research either through the internet, printed material or we may also ask friends or family for their advice. With regard to a city council decision, sometimes it is hard for an individual to understand how a ...

Farmers have a large number of sayings that are used to foretell the weather and other unpredictable phenomena such as their spouses. One aphorism that springs to mind is “Early Easter, early spring.” That maxim seems to be holding up this year. Clouds of snow geese were seen honking ...

March is my birthday month. Is it yours too? My book that gives birthdays for many relatives and friends lists 20 for March. I’m always looking at my notes for writing a book about my life growing up in Ferguson, Iowa. Small town memories are never over for me. There were two churches in ...

I was reminded of something during a recent visit to a local history center. Have you ever entered a facility, and immediately felt at home? If you have, you can relate to what I’m going to pass on to you. As noted, I visited our local history center, and felt at ease. My reason for ...

The tip of the flock came over our house on the north end of town as my wife and I looked up from the deck to the high-pitched cacophony riding the northwest wind over our neighborhood. A blur of blue and white in a pair of overlapping vees of light geese organized as the gales pushed them ...