I was surprised at how emotional Andrew Luck’s retirement made me. I’m more interested in the NBA these days. I think there are several reasons for this.
For one, I share a first name, birth year and current home city with him. I got rejected from Stanford. He played QB…
I left my newspaper job back in January due to the murder of my mother. I try to keep up with my old paper, keeping an eye on stories they publish while keeping my eye out for stories to feed them. One tradition at paper is publishing letters to the…
It wasn't until my mother was murdered that I fully realized how much she was connected to the Beatles and my memories of them.
Growing up, I thought of them as more of my band than hers. …
The motorcycle accident — it’s a pivotal moment in the life and career of Bob Dylan.
As with all things Dylan, good luck nailing down the truth or the exact details. …
There are several quotes I’ve thought of a lot since the first day of the year when my entire world changed.
“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.”
It’s only the end of February but it feels like I’ve lived years in the span…
1968: Back to the Basics
The Byrds were one of the most influential groups of the 1960s. They influenced the direction of their contemporaries as well as bands that came after. The Byrds are best known as one of the foundational groups of folk-rock. It’s difficult to think of that…
MORGAN COUNTY — What started out as an overdose investigation evolved into something far more last weekend, when the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men and the Morgan County Humane Society (MCHS) seized 140 animals from a Morgan County home just south of Stilesville.
Late last Friday evening, Morgan…
It’s been an interesting few months for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Back in August the Twitter account @Infographic_KSA tweeted an image that seemed to be threatening Canada with a 9/11-style attack. The graphic featured an Air Canada jet flying towards the CN Tower in the Toronto Skyline. “Sticking one’s…
Ever since I began on path to a career in journalism, I’ve heard a near constant refrain about the death of print media and that there’s no future to be found in the field. It was discouraging to hear, particularly in light of opting for a career path that already…
Like more than 16.1 million Americans, I suffer from Major Depressive Disorder. I was diagnosed with it in December 2014.
There were several factors driving my depression. Foremost was my work situation. I was working in the taproom of a popular Indianapolis brewery. …
